Examining the breastfeeding support resources of the public health nursing services in Ireland

Mulcahy, Helen; Phelan, Agnes; Corcoran, Paul; Leahy‐Warren, Patricia

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03975.x

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“…It has previously been tested for reliability and validity in a series of studies of primarily White, middle-class, English-speaking women [21]. Studies using the IIFAS report adequate predictive validity and internal consistency with the Cronbach’s alpha ranging from 0.79 in Scotland [26] to 0.86 in the United States and Ireland [21,28] and 0.89 in Scotland [25]. Total attitude scores range from 17, reflecting positive formula feeding attitudes, to 85, indicative of attitudes that favor breastfeeding.…”

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Maternal sociodemographic characteristics and the use of the Iowa Infant Attitude Feeding Scale to describe breastfeeding initiation and duration in a population of urban, Latina mothers: a prospective cohort study

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BackgroundThe World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding until 6 months of age. Maternal attitudes toward infant feeding are correlated with chosen feeding method and breastfeeding duration. The Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale (IIFAS) has been used to assess attitudes towards breastfeeding prenatally and is predictive of breastfeeding decisions in certain population groups.MethodsIn a cohort of pregnant Latina women recruited from two hospitals in the San Francisco Bay Area (n=185), we administered the IIFAS prior to delivery. Information regarding feeding choice, maternal sociodemographic information, and anthropometrics were collected at 6 months and 1 year postpartum. Analysis of predictors for breastfeeding initiation, breastfeeding at 6 and 12 months and exclusive breastfeeding at 6 months were evaluated using multivariate logistic regression adjusting for potential confounders.ResultsIn our cohort of Latina mothers, breastfeeding a previous infant was associated with breastfeeding initiation (OR 8.29 [95% CI 1.00, 68.40] p = 0.05) and breastfeeding at 6 months (OR 18.34 [95% CI 2.01, 167.24] p = 0.01). College education was associated with increased exclusive breastfeeding at 6 months (OR 58.67 [95% CI 4.97, 692.08] p = 0.001) and having other children was associated with reduced breastfeeding at six months (OR 0.08 [95% CI 0.01, 0.70] p = 0.02). A higher IIFAS score was not associated with breastfeeding initiation, breastfeeding at 6 or 12 months or exclusive breastfeeding at 6 months of age.ConclusionsInitial choices about breastfeeding will likely influence future breastfeeding decisions, so breastfeeding interventions should specifically target new mothers. Mothers with other children also need additional encouragement to maintain breastfeeding until 6 months of age. The IIFAS, while predictive of breastfeeding decisions in other population groups, was not associated with feeding decisions in our population of Latina mothers.

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Maternal sociodemographic characteristics and the use of the Iowa Infant Attitude Feeding Scale to describe breastfeeding initiation and duration in a population of urban, Latina mothers: a prospective cohort study

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“…Many countries have adopted policies to build a breastfeeding‐friendly environment to promote breastfeeding . Several previous studies that linked a breastfeeding‐friendly environment and continuing breastfeeding were either small‐scale or experimental . To the best of our knowledge, effectiveness of related policies has not been examined using national data.…”

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Breastfeeding‐Friendly Environmental Factors and Continuing Breastfeeding Until 6 Months Postpartum: 2008–2011 National Surveys in Taiwan

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Chiou

Chen

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“…Cultural beliefs and practices contribute to what women consider to be normal feeding practice; for instance, in Ireland, many mothers view formula feeding as the normal way to feed infants (Tarrant & Kearney , Mulcahy et al . , Leahy‐Warren et al . ).…”

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Mothers’ experience of not breastfeeding in a breastfeeding culture

Hvatum

Glavin

2017

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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Healthcare workers should pay attention to the mother if she has limited social support, and they should organise peer support. Healthcare workers must ensure that mothers get balanced information about the benefits of breastfeeding and about the differences between breastmilk and infant formula. To ensure that infant formula is used correctly and to reduce stigma, healthcare workers should have sufficient knowledge about formula feeding and health authorities could provide information about how to prepare infant formula.

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Examining the breastfeeding support resources of the public health nursing services in Ireland

Cited by 20 publications

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Maternal sociodemographic characteristics and the use of the Iowa Infant Attitude Feeding Scale to describe breastfeeding initiation and duration in a population of urban, Latina mothers: a prospective cohort study

Maternal sociodemographic characteristics and the use of the Iowa Infant Attitude Feeding Scale to describe breastfeeding initiation and duration in a population of urban, Latina mothers: a prospective cohort study

Breastfeeding‐Friendly Environmental Factors and Continuing Breastfeeding Until 6 Months Postpartum: 2008–2011 National Surveys in Taiwan

Mothers’ experience of not breastfeeding in a breastfeeding culture

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