Monday, July 27, 2015

HIV Testing in Maternity Ward & the Start of Breastfeeding: Survival Analysis

Below:  Survival curve of time to breastfeeding onset in Baby-Friendly Hospitals of the high-risk system. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2006.




Hospitals with median time to breastfeeding onset at birth of up to 60 min were considered as early breastfeeding onset and those with higher medians were considered as late breastfeeding onset at birth. Risk factors common to hospitals considered to be with early and late breastfeeding onset at birth were: cesarean section (RR = 1.75 [95% CI: 1.38–2.22]; RR = 3.83 [95% CI: 3.03–4.85]) and rapid test result after birth (RR = 1.45 [95% CI: 1.12–1.89]; RR = 1.65 [95% CI: 1.35–2.02]), respectively; and hospitals with late onset: starting prenatal care in the third trimester (RR = 1.86 [95% CI: 1.16–2.97]).

The onset of breastfeeding is postponed, even in Baby-Friendly Hospitals, when the results of the rapid HIV test requested in the maternity are not available at the time of delivery.

Via: HT

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