Breastfeeding Practices Among Mothers of Children With Orofacial Clefts in an African Cohort

dc.contributor.authorAdekunle, A.A.
dc.contributor.authorAdamson, O.O.
dc.contributor.authorJames, O.
dc.contributor.authorOgunlewe, M.O.
dc.contributor.authorButali, A.
dc.contributor.authorAdeyemo, W.L.
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-30T18:41:30Z
dc.date.available2020-05-30T18:41:30Z
dc.date.issued2020-04-01
dc.descriptionOriginal articleen_US
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE: To carry out a survey of breastfeeding practices and related challenges among mothers with orofacial cleft babies attending the cleft clinic of a tertiary health institution. METHODOLOGY: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study using an interviewer-administered questionnaire. Sample population was all mothers of babies aged between 1 and 18 months with nonsyndromic orofacial clefts attending the cleft clinic of a tertiary health institution in Nigeria. RESULT: A total of 65 mothers participated in the study. Initiation of breastfeeding was reported by the majority (83%, n = 54) of the mothers, and only 18.5% (n = 10) of this proportion continued exclusive breastfeeding. Inability of the babies to suck was reported by 46% (n = 30) of the mothers as being the most important challenge in breastfeeding. There was a significant correlation between the type of cleft and challenge in breastfeeding (Fisher exact P = .001). Sixty-three percent (n = 41) of the mothers reported they received no counseling on overcoming challenges associated with feeding their babies with a cleft at the facility where they delivered. Sixty-nine percent (n = 45) reported they first received nutritional information from the cleft clinic at presentation. The most adopted substitute for breastfeeding was the use of regular feeding bottles (n = 24, 43.6%). CONCLUSION: Rate of initiation of breastfeeding for children with orofacial clefts in this African cohort is higher than reported in other populations despite the low level of nutritional counseling of the mothers after delivery. KEYWORDS: breastfeeding; cleft lip; cleft palateen_US
dc.identifier.citationAdekunle AA, Adamson OO, James O,Ogunlewe MO, Butali A, Adeyemo WL. Breast Feeding Practices Among Mothers of Children with Oro-facial Cleft in an African Cohort Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2020.doi: 10.1177/1055665620919312.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/8338
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherSAGE JOURNALSen_US
dc.subjectBreastfeedingen_US
dc.subjectCleft lip and palateen_US
dc.titleBreastfeeding Practices Among Mothers of Children With Orofacial Clefts in an African Cohorten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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