Department of Biophysics and Human Physiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Zwirki i Wigury 61 St, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Mar 1;18(5):2382. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18052382.
Maternal breastfeeding is associated with multiple health benefits, both for the child and the mother. Since breastfeeding rates are declining, finding new, future-oriented strategies to strengthen and support mothers' positive attitudes towards breastfeeding need to be developed. In this paper, we describe how information about the presence of stem cells in breast milk can influence the willingness to breastfeed in the population of Polish pregnant women. A cross-sectional study involving a group of 150 pregnant women was conducted to assess the correlation between their knowledge about stem cells and their attitude towards breastfeeding. Among the respondents, only 6% claimed that they did not know anything about stem cells, but general knowledge about stem cells in the research group was poor. The survey results indicated that city residence, university degree, maternal experience and advanced pregnancy correlated with higher general knowledge regarding stem cells. Most respondents (77.3%) had no knowledge regarding the presence of stem cells in breast milk. Approximately two-thirds of mothers with earlier negative breastfeeding experience declared that information about the presence of stem cells in breast milk could have influenced the decision to continue and extend the time of breastfeeding. Hence highlighting the presence of stem cells in breast milk can be used to encourage breastfeeding as a unique activity.
母乳喂养对孩子和母亲都有许多健康益处。由于母乳喂养率正在下降，因此需要开发新的、面向未来的策略，以增强和支持母亲对母乳喂养的积极态度。在本文中，我们描述了母乳中存在干细胞的信息如何影响波兰孕妇群体的母乳喂养意愿。我们进行了一项涉及 150 名孕妇的横断面研究，以评估她们对干细胞的知识与母乳喂养态度之间的相关性。在被调查者中，只有 6%的人表示他们对干细胞一无所知，但研究组对干细胞的一般知识水平较低。调查结果表明，城市居住、大学学历、母亲经验和妊娠进展与更高的干细胞一般知识水平相关。大多数受访者（77.3%）对母乳中存在干细胞一无所知。大约三分之二有早期负面母乳喂养经验的母亲表示，母乳中存在干细胞的信息可能影响了继续并延长母乳喂养时间的决定。因此，强调母乳中存在干细胞可以用于鼓励母乳喂养这种独特的行为。
