Factors Associated With Exclusive Breastfeeding in the United States

To estimate the proportions of US infants who were breastfed exclusively for 6 months, according to characteristics of the mother, child, and household environment, and to compare associations between those characteristics and exclusive breastfeeding with associations between those characteristics a...

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 2011-12, Vol.128 (6), p.1117-1125
Main Authors: JONES, Jessica R, KOGAN, Michael D, SINGH, Gopal K, DEE, Deborah L, GRUMMER-STRAWN, Laurence M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Babies
Biological and medical sciences
Breast feeding
Breast Feeding - statistics & numerical data
Breastfeeding & lactation
Child, Preschool
Childrens health
Company distribution practices
Cross-Sectional Studies
Distribution
General aspects
Humans
Infant
Influence
Maternal age
Medical sciences
Pediatrics
Regression analysis
Surveys
United States
Young Adult
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Summary:To estimate the proportions of US infants who were breastfed exclusively for 6 months, according to characteristics of the mother, child, and household environment, and to compare associations between those characteristics and exclusive breastfeeding with associations between those characteristics and breastfeeding initiation. Data were obtained from the 2007 National Survey of Children's Health, a nationally representative, cross-sectional survey. Multivariate logistic regression was used to calculate the adjusted odds ratios for breastfeeding among all infants and for breastfeeding exclusively for 6 months among infants who had initiated breastfeeding. All analyses were limited to children aged 6 months through 5 years for whom breastfeeding data were available (N = 25 197). Of the nearly 75% of children in the study who had ever been breastfed, 16.8% had been breastfed exclusively for 6 months. Non-Hispanic black children were significantly less likely to have ever been breastfed compared with their non-Hispanic white counterparts (adjusted odds ratio: 0.54 [95% confidence interval: 0.44-0.66]). However, no significant differences in the odds of exclusive breastfeeding according to race were observed. Children with birth weights of
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.2011-0841