| Titre : | Attitudes towards infant feeding among adults in a low socioeconomic community : what social support is there for breastfeeding? (2001) |
| Auteurs : | E McIntyre, Auteur ; JE Hiller, Auteur ; D Turnbull, Auteur |
| Type de document : | Article : document cartographique imprimé |
| Dans : | Breastfeeding Review (Vol.9 n°1, Mars 2001) |
| Article en page(s) : | pp.13-24 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Index. décimale : | SO.5 (Précarité) |
| Catégories : | Nutrition du nourrisson ; Pauvreté ; Précarité ; Promotion de l'allaitement ; Sociologie ; Soutien allaitement |
| Résumé : | An analysis of the role of social support in influencing breastfeeding in a low socioeconomic area in South Australia was undertaken by examining infant feeding attitudes and experiences of mothers, fathers and grandmothers as well as the general community. A random telephone survey of over 3,400 adults (including a more extensive survey of 373 mothers, fathers and grandmothers in the sample) in this area indicated that there was little support for breastfeeding compared to bottle-feeding with similar barriers to breastfeeding found in all target groups as well as the general community. These included breastfeeding in public, the convenience of bottle-feeding, maternal discomfort of breastfeeding, the support required for breastfeeding, fathers' involvement with feeding, and a mother's previous experience of breastfeeding. Strategies promoting and supporting breastfeeding should address these issues and should be directed at the community in general rather than specific groups within the community. |




