Titre : | Strategies to promote breast-feeding among adolescent mothers (1998) |
Auteurs : | CM Wiemann, Auteur ; J Dubois, Auteur ; B Berenson, Auteur |
Type de document : | Article : texte imprimé |
Dans : | Archives of pediatrics and adolescent medicine (Vol.152 n°9) |
Article en page(s) : | pp.862-869 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Index. décimale : | SO.3.2 (Education Adolescents, enfants) |
Catégories : | Adolescent ; Afro-américain ; Alimentation au biberon ; Education adolescent ; Etats-Unis ; Hispano-américain ; Mère ; Promotion de l'allaitement |
Résumé : | Objective: To identify characteristics of adolescent mothers who bottle-feed who considered breast-feeding their infants and strategies to promote breast-feeding within this special group. Design: Adolescents completed an hour-long interview within 48 hours of delivery that elicited factors considered important to the mother's feeding decision and indices of mental health. Setting : Postpartum ward of university hospital. Subjects: A total of 693 adolescents 18 years old or younger (mean age, 16.7 years) from African American, Mexican American, or white race or ethnicity; 27% of Mexican American participants spoke little or no English. Main Outcome Measures: Factors associated with breast-feeding decision. |