Reproductive System & Sexual Disorders: Current Research
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ISSN: 2161-038X
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ISSN: 2161-038X
+44 1300 500008
Amy Metcalfe
Canada
Research Article
Exclusive Breastfeeding and Assisted Reproductive Technologies: A Calgary Cohort
Author(s): Candace O’ Quinn, Amy Metcalfe, Sheila W McDonald, Nikolett Raguz and Suzanne C ToughCandace O’ Quinn, Amy Metcalfe, Sheila W McDonald, Nikolett Raguz and Suzanne C Tough
Objectives: To determine if there is a difference in exclusive breastfeeding rates between mothers who conceived spontaneously compared with those who conceived using Artificial Reproductive Technology (ART).
Study methods: A prospective cohort study (“All Our Babies”) of pregnant women was conducted in Calgary, Alberta, Canada from May 2008-May 2010. Participants completed three written questionnaires, two during pregnancy and one at four months postpartum. Data for this analysis included all participants who used ART to conceive the pregnancy, and a 2:1 random selection of women who conceived spontaneously. ART included use of fertility enhancing drugs and/or artificial insemination and/or in vitro fertilization +/- intra cytoplasmic sperm injection. Descriptive statistics were used to characterize the population. Chi square te.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2161-038X.S2-002