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26 / 11 / 2022

 


Role of fathers in Saudi Arabia in supporting breastfeeding

Khaled Jamaan Alghamdi, Abdulrahman Mohammed AlAhmadi, Ahmed Abdullah AlJohani, Fawaz Mohammed AlMasabi, Alhassan Yousef Alturestani, Eyes Abdulqader Alrehaili.


Abstract
Background: Breastfeeding practices, such as initiation and exclusive breastfeeding, for the first 6 months of life have a significant importance in terms of public health. The confounding factors associated with breastfeeding practices vary. This study aimed to evaluate the role of fathers in Saudi Arabia concerning their support to breastfeeding.
Methods: This was an analytical cross-sectional study in which the validated Arabic version of the free validated tool by the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative in 2009 (Questionnaire for Breastfeeding Mother) was used. The study employed a nonprobability sampling method and the questionnaire was distributed online to mothers in the community through different breastfeeding facilitators in different hospitals in Madinah, Jeddah, Makkah, Riyadh, and other cities.
Results: The sample size was 584; during antenatal visits, 25% of the fathers received information about breastfeeding, whereas 39% received information about breastfeeding during the postnatal course. Concerning the source of support, husbands alone or with other sources made up 89.1% of the sources of support mothers received for breastfeeding.
Conclusion: Fathers in Saudi Arabia support breastfeeding initiation and practice. Further high-quality studies are needed for better evaluation.

Key words: Breastfeeding, Prenatal, Postnatal, Antenatal, Fathers


 
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Alghamdi KJ, AlAhmadi AM, AlJohani AA, AlMasabi FM, Alturestani AY, Alrehaili EA. Role of fathers in Saudi Arabia in supporting breastfeeding. IJMDC. 2023; 7(1): 01-05. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1659564519


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Alghamdi KJ, AlAhmadi AM, AlJohani AA, AlMasabi FM, Alturestani AY, Alrehaili EA. Role of fathers in Saudi Arabia in supporting breastfeeding. https://www.ijmdc.com/?mno=95980 [Access: March 29, 2024]. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1659564519


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Alghamdi KJ, AlAhmadi AM, AlJohani AA, AlMasabi FM, Alturestani AY, Alrehaili EA. Role of fathers in Saudi Arabia in supporting breastfeeding. IJMDC. 2023; 7(1): 01-05. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1659564519



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Alghamdi KJ, AlAhmadi AM, AlJohani AA, AlMasabi FM, Alturestani AY, Alrehaili EA. Role of fathers in Saudi Arabia in supporting breastfeeding. IJMDC. (2023), [cited March 29, 2024]; 7(1): 01-05. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1659564519



Harvard Style

Alghamdi, K. J., AlAhmadi, . A. M., AlJohani, . A. A., AlMasabi, . F. M., Alturestani, . A. Y. & Alrehaili, . E. A. (2023) Role of fathers in Saudi Arabia in supporting breastfeeding. IJMDC, 7 (1), 01-05. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1659564519



Turabian Style

Alghamdi, Khaled Jamaan, Abdulrahman Mohammed AlAhmadi, Ahmed Abdullah AlJohani, Fawaz Mohammed AlMasabi, Alhassan Yousef Alturestani, and Eyes Abdulqader Alrehaili. 2023. Role of fathers in Saudi Arabia in supporting breastfeeding. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 7 (1), 01-05. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1659564519



Chicago Style

Alghamdi, Khaled Jamaan, Abdulrahman Mohammed AlAhmadi, Ahmed Abdullah AlJohani, Fawaz Mohammed AlMasabi, Alhassan Yousef Alturestani, and Eyes Abdulqader Alrehaili. "Role of fathers in Saudi Arabia in supporting breastfeeding." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries 7 (2023), 01-05. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1659564519



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Alghamdi, Khaled Jamaan, Abdulrahman Mohammed AlAhmadi, Ahmed Abdullah AlJohani, Fawaz Mohammed AlMasabi, Alhassan Yousef Alturestani, and Eyes Abdulqader Alrehaili. "Role of fathers in Saudi Arabia in supporting breastfeeding." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries 7.1 (2023), 01-05. Print. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1659564519



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Alghamdi, K. J., AlAhmadi, . A. M., AlJohani, . A. A., AlMasabi, . F. M., Alturestani, . A. Y. & Alrehaili, . E. A. (2023) Role of fathers in Saudi Arabia in supporting breastfeeding. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 7 (1), 01-05. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1659564519





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