Identifying Predictors of the Reasons Women Give for Choosing to Breastfeed
| Autor: | Anthony Bruce Fallon, Wendy Brodribb, Maxine O'Brien, Desley Hegney |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Longitudinal study Decision Making Breastfeeding Mothers Health benefits Breast milk Humans Medicine Longitudinal Studies Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Maternal Behavior Infant feeding Motivation Principal Component Analysis business.industry Infant Newborn Infant Obstetrics and Gynecology Breast Feeding Family medicine Female Queensland business Social psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Human Lactation. 23:338-344 |
| ISSN: | 1552-5732 0890-3344 |
| Popis: | The aims of this article are to outline the reasons Australian women give for initiating breastfeeding, identify unique predictors for these reasons, and use principal components factor analysis to determine factors that influence a woman's decision to breastfeed. Data were collected as part of a large longitudinal study investigating the breastfeeding behaviors and supports of women in Southern Queensland, Australia. The most common reason women (N = 562) gave for deciding to breastfeed was breast milk is better for my baby (95.5%). Reasons related to the mother such as breastfeeding is more convenient (84.3%) were also popular. Four significant components—mother-related reasons, health effects for the infant, moral and family influences, and advice from others—were determined after principal components factor analysis. As well as health benefits for the infant, convenience and other reasons related to the mother appear to be important factors in an Australian woman's decision to breastfeed. J Hum Lact. 23(4):338-344. |
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