Journal article
Association of Bisphenol A Exposure with Breastfeeding and Perceived Insufficient Milk Supply in Mexican Women
Maternal and child health journal, v 20(8), pp 1713-1719
01 Aug 2016
PMID: 27150949
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Abstract
Introduction
Estrogen inhibits lactation and bisphenol A (BPA) is a high production environmental estrogen. We hypothesize an inhibitory effect of BPA on lactation and aim to analyze the association between third trimester pregnancy urinary BPA and breastfeeding rates 1 month postpartum.
Methods
Odds ratios (OR) and 95 % confidence intervals (95 % CI) of breastfeeding and perceived insufficient milk supply (PIM) in relation to maternal peripartum urinary BPA concentrations were calculated in 216 mothers.
Results
97.2 % of mothers in the lowest BPA tertile were breastfeeding at 1 month postpartum, compared to 89.9 % in highest (p = 0.01). Adjusted ORs (95 % CI) for not breastfeeding at 1 month were 1.9 (0.3, 10.7) and 4.3 (0.8, 21.6) for second and third BPA tertiles, respectively, compared to the lowest (p = 0.06, trend). 4.2 % reported PIM in the lowest BPA tertile, compared to 8.7 % in the highest (p = 0.03). Adjusted ORs (95 % CI) for PIM were 1.8 (0.4, 7.7) and 2.2 (0.5, 9.5), for the second and third BPA tertiles, respectively, compared to the lowest (p = 0.29, trend).
Discussion
These results suggest an association between maternal BPA exposure and decreased breastfeeding.
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Details
- Title
- Association of Bisphenol A Exposure with Breastfeeding and Perceived Insufficient Milk Supply in Mexican Women
- Creators
- Nicole Kasper - University of MichiganKaren E. Peterson - University of MichiganZhenzhen Zhang - University of MichiganKelly K. Ferguson - University of MichiganBrisa N. Sanchez - University of MichiganAlejandra Cantoral - Instituto Nacional de Salud PúblicaJohn D. Meeker - University of MichiganMaria M. Tellez-Rojo - Instituto Nacional de Salud PúblicaCarolyn M. Pawlowski - University of MichiganAdrienne S. Ettinger - Harvard University
- Publication Details
- Maternal and child health journal, v 20(8), pp 1713-1719
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 7
- Grant note
- P30ES017885 / National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) National Institute of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Mexico National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS); United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) R01ES007821; P20 ES018171/RD83480001; P30 ES017885; P01 ES02284401/RD 83543601 / Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); United States Environmental Protection Agency
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000379347900016
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84966341038
- Other Identifier
- 991022033972304721
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- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health