Association Between WIC Enrollment and Exclusive Breastfeeding at 3 Months Postpartum Among Low-Income Mothers
Autor: | John Francescon, David Kling, Ilana R. Azulay Chertok, Zelalem T. Haile |
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Rok vydání: | 2016 |
Předmět: |
Complementary and Manual Therapy
Adult medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Population Breastfeeding Mothers Context (language use) Prenatal care 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine 030225 pediatrics Surveys and Questionnaires parasitic diseases medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Longitudinal Studies education Poverty education.field_of_study Obstetrics business.industry Secondary data Anthropometry United States Breast Feeding Logistic Models Complementary and alternative medicine Female Food Assistance business Breast feeding Postpartum period Demography |
Zdroj: | The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. 116(12) |
ISSN: | 1945-1997 |
Popis: | Context: Existing literature suggests participation in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) in the prenatal and postnatal periods is associated with lower rates of breastfeeding among WIC-eligible mothers. However, minimal research has been published on the association between WIC enrollment and exclusive breastfeeding. Objective: To examine the association between WIC exposure and exclusive breastfeeding at 3 months postpartum. Methods: We conducted a secondary data analysis using information on 784 low-income women who participated in the longitudinal population-based Infant Feeding Practices Study II between May 2005 and June 2007. The main outcome of interest was exclusive breastfeeding at 3 months postpartum. Logistic regression analysis was used to estimate OR and 95% CI for exclusive breastfeeding relative to WIC enrollment status, controlling for the confounding effects of other maternal characteristics. We further conducted a subgroup analysis among those participating in WIC prenatally to examine the association between receipt of information about infant feeding from WIC and exclusive breastfeeding at 3 months postpartum. Results: The crude prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding at 3 months postpartum was 18.1% of women enrolled in WIC and 41.1% of WIC-eligible nonparticipants (P Conclusion: Women who were enrolled in WIC and who received information about feeding infants were less likely to exclusively breastfeed than women not in WIC. Continued improvement and adjustment to the existing WIC breastfeeding program could potentially improve these rates. Additional studies that examine the quality of WIC services provided, especially those pertaining to breastfeeding programs, are warranted. |
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