Infant-Feeding Practices of Low-Income Vietnamese American Women

Mistry, Yashmi; Freedman, Marjorie R.; Sweeney, Kathleen; Hollenbeck, C. B.

doi:10.1177/0890334408318833

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“…Yet women who declared this prenatal intention were 4 times more likely to exclusively breastfeed in the early postpartum than women who did not intend to breastfeed exclusively. This ¢nding is consistent with other studies in that prenatal intention to breastfeed exclusively predicted actual breastfeeding exclusivity (Balcazar et al, 1995, Ertem et al, 2001Mistry et al, 2008;Tender et al, 2009). In this study, intention to breastfeed exclusively was conceptualized as a motivational factor (Wells, Thompson, & Kloeblen-Tarver, 2002).…”

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“…Recipients of WIC also struggled with inconsistent support and mixed or negative opinions about exclusive breastfeeding from friends and family (Heinig et al). Low-income women who had good breastfeeding role models and support systems had better breastfeeding exclusivity rates than low-income women who did not have role models and support systems (Anderson, Damio, Young, Chapman, & Perez-Escamilla, 2005;Arlotti, Cottrell, Lee, & Curtin, 1998;Bonuck et al, 2005;Chapman, Damio, & Perez-Escamilla, 2004;Klima, Norr, Vonderheid, & Handler, 2009;Mistry, Freedman, Sweeney, & Hollenbeck, 2008;Theil-de Bocanegra,1998). Among low-income women, support from their own mothers and peer counselors were most in£uential in facilitating breastfeeding exclusivity (Libbus, 2000;Locklin,1995;Raisler).…”

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“…Motivation. In multiple studies, intention to breastfeed was a signi¢cant motivational predictor of breastfeeding exclusivity (Anderson, Damio, Chapman, & Perez-Escamilla, 2007;Balcazar et al,1995;Bonuck et al, 2005;Mistry et al, 2008;Piper & Parks, 1996). Among low-income women, desire to learn more about breastfeeding is another important motivational indicator (Aikin, 1999;Locklin, 1995;Raisler, 2000).…”

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Predictors of Breastfeeding Exclusivity in a WIC Sample

Tenfelde

Finnegan

Hill

2011

Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing

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Predictors of Breastfeeding Exclusivity in a WIC Sample

Tenfelde

Finnegan

Hill

2011

Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing

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“…Breastfeeding duration of CMI was significantly shorter than that of CMC and also shorter than the mean duration (7-9 months, reported by a review summarizing studies conducted between 1994 and 2004) in the majority of cities in China [15]. Short breastfeeding duration among CMI concurs with a number of Chinese migration studies [18,47,48] and other Asian migration studies [14,49,50] in Western countries. The consistency in these findings suggests the important influence of migration on breastfeeding duration.…”

Section: Breastfeeding Initiation and Durationsupporting

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Breastfeeding practices 2008–2009 among Chinese mothers living in Ireland: a mixed methods study

Zhou

Younger²,

Cassidy

et al. 2020

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth

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Background: Migration to another country has a potential influence on breastfeeding practices. A significant difference in breastfeeding rates between Irish nationals and non-nationals has been reported. This study was conducted to explore breastfeeding practices of the Chinese in Ireland, one of the largest Irish ethnic groups, and to explore the influence of living in Ireland on breastfeeding practices. This is the first and the only migration study so far on breastfeeding practices among the Chinese in Ireland. Methods: A sequential explanatory mixed methods approach was adopted. The first phase was a cross-sectional self-administered retrospective mailed survey, to explore breastfeeding practices and determinants of breastfeeding among a convenience sample of Chinese mothers living in Ireland (n = 322). Recruitment was conducted in the Dublin metropolitan area, with the application of the snowball technique to increase sample size. The second phase consisted of seven semi-structured focus groups (n = 33) conducted in Dublin, to explore the influence of living in Ireland on breastfeeding among Chinese mothers who had given birth in Ireland. Quantitative data were analyzed by univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses, and informed the qualitative data collection. Qualitative data were analyzed by thematic content analyses, to explain and enrich the qualitative results. Results: The breastfeeding initiation rate among Chinese immigrants to Ireland who gave birth in Ireland (CMI) (75.6%) was high and close to that of Chinese immigrant mothers who gave birth in China (CMC) (87.2%). However, giving birth in Ireland was independently associated with a shorter duration of breastfeeding (< 4 months) among Chinese immigrants. Qualitative results explained that a shorter breastfeeding duration among CMI than that of CMC was mainly due to cultural conflicts, a lack of family support, language barriers, immigrants' low socioeconomic status, and mothers' preference for infant formula on the Irish market. Both quantitative and qualitative data revealed a strong cultural belief in the efficacy of the traditional Chinese postpartum diet for breast milk production for both CMC and CMI. Antenatal feeding intention was a strong determinant for breastfeeding initiation and duration among CMI. Conclusion: Migration to Ireland was found to be associated with a shorter duration of breastfeeding of the Chinese. Culturally sensitive and language-specific education and support of breastfeeding is needed for the Chinese mothers living in Ireland. The mixed methods design presented here might serve as a template for future migration research on breastfeeding.

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“…For specifically infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices, findings from studies in high-income countries suggest ethnic variation in early initiation of breastfeeding in Ireland [ 2 ] and United Kingdom [ 3 ], ever breastfed and breastfed at 6 months in the United States [ 4 , 5 ], continued breastfeeding in United Kingdom [ 3 ] and the Netherlands [ 6 ], and timely introduction of solid foods in United Kingdom [ 7 ]. Potential explanations for ethnic variation in IYCF practices were cultural attitudes and norms [ 8 ], acculturation [ 6 , 9 ], and underlying determinants that link with ethnicity such as demographic and socioeconomic status [ 9 – 12 ].…”

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Infant and young child feeding practices differ by ethnicity of Vietnamese mothers

Nguyen¹,

Nguyen

Hajeebhoy

et al. 2016

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth

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BackgroundLimited studies have examined ethnic variation in breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices in developing countries. This study investigated ethnic variation in feeding practices in mothers with children 0–23 months old in Vietnam.MethodsWe used data on 1875 women who came from the ethnic majority, Kinh (n = 989, randomly sampled from 9875 surveyed Kinh mothers, 10 % from each province) and three ethnic minorities: E De-Mnong (n = 309), Thai-Muong (n = 229) and Tay-Nung (n = 348). Ethnic minorities were compared with the Kinh group using logistic regression model.ResultsPrevalence of breastfeeding initiation within an hour of birth was 69 % in Thai-Muong, but ~50 % in other ethnicities. In logistic regression, the prevalence of breastfeeding within one hour was lower in Tay-Nung (OR: 0.54; 95 % CI: 0.38, 0.77) than the majority Kinh. Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding under 6 months was 18, 10, 17, and 33 % in Kinh, Thai-Muong, Tay-Nung, and E De-Mnong, respectively; compared to the majority Kinh, the prevalence was lower in Thai-Muong (OR: 0.42; 95 % CI: 0.25, 0.71) and higher in E De-Mnong (OR: 1.99; 95 % CI: 1.04, 3.82). Overall prevalence of bottle feeding in Thai-Muong and E De-Mnong (~20 %) was lower than in Kinh (~33 %): Thai-Muong (OR: 0.50; 95 % CI: 0.37, 0.68) and E De-Mnong (OR: 0.69; 95 % CI: 0.50, 0.95). Compared with Kinh (75 %), fewer ethnic minority children received minimum acceptable diets (33 % in Thai-Muong, 46 % in E De-Mnong, and 52 % in Tay-Nung; P < 0.05). Prevalence of minimum acceptable diet (met both dietary frequency and diversity) was lower in Thai-Muong (OR: 0.23; 95 % CI: 0.11, 0.46), Tay-Nung (OR: 0.52; 95 % CI: 0.39, 0.69), and E De-Mnong (OR: 0.55; 95 % CI: 0.33, 0.89) than the majority Kinh.ConclusionsBreastfeeding practices were suboptimal and differed by ethnicity, which suggests need for tailored interventions at multiple levels to address ethnic-specific challenges and norms. Complementary feeding practices were less optimal among ethnic minorities compared to Kinh, which suggests need for broad intervention including improved food availability, accessibility, and security.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12884-016-0995-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Infant-Feeding Practices of Low-Income Vietnamese American Women

Cited by 11 publications

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Predictors of Breastfeeding Exclusivity in a WIC Sample

Predictors of Breastfeeding Exclusivity in a WIC Sample

Breastfeeding practices 2008–2009 among Chinese mothers living in Ireland: a mixed methods study

Infant and young child feeding practices differ by ethnicity of Vietnamese mothers

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