The Effect of Time in the U.S. on the Duration of Breastfeeding in Women of Mexican Descent

Harley, Kim G.; Stamm, Nannette; Eskenazi, Brenda

doi:10.1007/s10995-006-0152-5

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“…These findings are consistent with evidence from several studies documenting Latinas preference nonexclusive breastfeeding or formula feeding. [8][9][10][11][12][13][32][33][34][35] However, our rates of exclusive breastfeeding were lower than those reported in the literature, [36] as nearly none of breastfeeding infants were receiving breast milk exclusively. The one exclusive breastfed infant belonged in the overweight group and further analysis of this infant"s dietary intake revealed the mother reported frequently breastfeeding as often as 20 times during a 24-hour period.…”

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confidence: 79%

“…[6] Hispanic mothers display positive attitudes toward breastfeeding initiation but commonly supplement breast milk with formula feeding beginning early in infancy. [7,8] Favorable beliefs about combining breast milk and formula feeding may contribute to very low rates of exclusive breastfeeding. [9][10][11] Many Latina mothers recognize the importance and benefits of breastfeeding, but often provide complimentary formula feeding for fear of their ability to keep their infants sated and well-nourished.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Applied Nursing Research

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“…Modernization implies acculturation or adoption of the values, beliefs and behaviours of the mainstream society (43) . Acculturation studies show that individuals vary in the levels to which they maintain their original culture and adopt the practices of their new environment (41)(42)(43)(44)(45)(46) . In a study conducted among low-income Latinas in the USA (44) , a multidimensional assessment of acculturation showed that the best breast-feeding outcomes were observed in a low-integrated group, which scored low on both the Hispanic and the American scales, followed by the group of traditional Hispanics.…”

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confidence: 99%

‘Life does not make it easy to breast-feed’: using the socio-ecological framework to determine social breast-feeding obstacles in a low-income population in Tijuana, Mexico

Bueno-Gutierrez

Chantry

2015

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: Breast-feeding rates reflect sociodemographic discrepancies. In Mexico, exclusive breast-feeding under 6 months of age has deteriorated among the poor, rural and indigenous populations from 1999 to 2012. Our objective of the present study was to identify the main social obstacles to breast-feeding in a low-income population in Tijuana, Mexico. Design: Qualitative study using a socio-ecological framework for data collection. Setting: Low-income communities in Tijuana, Mexico. Subjects: Mothers (n 66), fathers (n 11), grandparents (n 27) and key informants (n 25). Results: One hundred and twenty-nine individuals participated in the study: six focus groups (n 53) and fifty-one interviews among mothers, fathers and grandparents; and twenty-five interviews among key informants. Seven social themes were identified: (i) embarrassment to breast-feed in public; (ii) migrant experience; (iii) women's role in society; (iv) association of formula with higher social status; (v) marketing by the infant food industry; (vi) perception of a nonbreast-feeding culture; and (vii) lack of breast-feeding social programmes. Conclusions: Socio-structural factors influence infant feeding practices in lowincome communities in Tijuana. We hypothesize that messages emphasizing Mexican traditions along with modern healthy practices could help to re-establish and normalize a breast-feeding culture in this population. The target audience for these messages should not be limited to mothers but also include family, healthcare providers, the work environment and society as a whole. Keywords Breast-feedingObstacles Low income Socio-ecological framework Breast-feeding practices have improved in the last decades in most of Latin America (1)(2)(3) . Exclusive breast-feeding (EBF) under 6 months of age has increased greatly in Brazil, Colombia and Peru. However in other countries, such as Mexico and the Dominican Republic, prevalence of EBF under 6 months of age has decreased (3,4) . Despite improvements, only in five of nineteen Latin American countries with nationally representative data on trends in EBF over a 10-20 year period do >50 % of mothers exclusively breast-fed babies under 6 months of age (1) . Table 1 depicts rates of EBF under 6 months from Latin America including Tijuana.In the last decades, changes in breast-feeding prevalence in Latin America have shown less improvement in population subgroups whose children are most at risk for mortality and increased morbidity from not being breast-fed, such as poorly educated women with little access to health care (5,6) . In Mexico, EBF under 6 months deteriorated among the poor (33·5 % to 16·6 %), rural (32·7 % to 18·5 %) and indigenous (46 % to 27·5 %) populations from 1999 to 2012 (7,8) . Breast-feeding rates in Mexico are one of the lowest of Latin America with 14·4 % of EBF under 6 months of age (1) . Particularly in North Mexico, there is a lower prevalence of EBF under 6 months of age (10·6 %) than the national average in 2012 (4,9) . There are no data with EBF rates in...

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“…Forste 19 and Liu 20 reported the low interest in BF in black women compared to non-black women and Jevi 21 was seen the BFD in black women less than in white women and Spanish women in USA. Several studies 22,23 approved the infl uence of immigra on on BFD. BFD varia on among ethnic groups in present study probably related to diff erences in health, nutri on and socio-demographic factors that should be studied in a comprehensive survey in future.…”

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Association Between Mother’s Age and Breastfeeding Status in the Northern Iran

Veghari

2015

J. Nepal Paedtr. Soc.

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Introduction: Breast milk provides the ideal nutrition for infant and it is more easily digested than infant formula. The main aim of this study is to determine breastfeeding status, exclusive breastfeeding, and their relation with mother's age among under-five children in the north of Iran. Material and Methods: This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study, which was carried out in 1997 persons (535 = Fars-native, 773 = Turkman and 689 = Sisstani) from 20 villages in the north of Iran. The calculated sample sizes of 1800 respondents at least were needed for a 95% confidence and a maximum marginal error 0.02. Exclusive Breastfeeding Duration (EBFD) and Breastfeeding Duration (BFD) were classified based on WHO definitions. Results: BFD is 20.16 months and statistical difference is significant among three ethnic groups (p=0.001). Post hoc test are significant between Fars-native and Turkman (p=0.001), and between Turkman and Sisstani (p=0.002) and between Fars-native and Sisstani (p=0.024). EBFD is 5.77 months and statistical difference is significant among three ethnic groups (p=0.011). Post hoc test is significant between Turkman and Sisstani (p=0.027). As whole, duration of breastfeeding positively increased with mother's age (p=0.002) but statistical association was not significant between exclusive breastfeeding duration and mother's age. Conclusion: In rural area in the north of Iran, the EBFD and BFD were 5.74 and 20.16 months, respectively and they were in Turkman group more than in others. Mother's age have a rising role for EBFD and BFD whereas in all of ethnic groups it was not the same.

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The Effect of Time in the U.S. on the Duration of Breastfeeding in Women of Mexican Descent

Cited by 66 publications

References 16 publications

Differences in modifiable feeding factors by overweight status in Latino infants

Differences in modifiable feeding factors by overweight status in Latino infants

‘Life does not make it easy to breast-feed’: using the socio-ecological framework to determine social breast-feeding obstacles in a low-income population in Tijuana, Mexico

Association Between Mother’s Age and Breastfeeding Status in the Northern Iran

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