ArticleMaternal and child health journal2003
Childbirth education classes: sociodemographic disparities in attendance and the association of attendance with breastfeeding initiation.
Article in Maternal and child health journal, 2003. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04766099 (Impact of a Video Education Tool for the Second Stage of Labor), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Impact of a Video Education Tool for the Second Stage of Labor
Who cites it
12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Racial and ethnic disparities in breastfeeding.Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine · 2015Pooled it
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- The Role of Baby-Friendly Designated Hospitals in Breastfeeding Initiation Across Racial/Ethnic Groups in Florida.Maternal and child health journal · 2024Article
- "I'm a Horrible Mother": The Relationship Between Psychoeducation, Disclosure, and Shame Surrounding Postpartum Intrusive Thoughts.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2023Article
- Vulnerable Women's Perceptions of Individual Versus Group Prenatal Care: Results of a Cross-Sectional Survey.Maternal and child health journal · 2018Article
- "I Didn't Know What to Ask About": First-Time Mothers' Conceptions of Prenatal Preparation for the Early Parenthood Period.The Journal of perinatal education · 2018Article
- Infant Safe Sleep: A Survey of the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors of Obstetric Physicians.Journal of community health · 2018Article
- Invested in Success: A Qualitative Study of the Experience of CenteringPregnancy Group Prenatal Care for Perinatal Educators.The Journal of perinatal education · 2017Article
- Breastfeeding behavior among adolescents: initiation, duration, and exclusivity.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2013Article
- "Breastfeeding" by feeding expressed mother's milk.Pediatric clinics of North America · 2013Review
- Comparing CenteringPregnancy® to standard prenatal care plus prenatal education.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2013Article
- Promoting Healthy Pregnancies Through Perinatal Groups: A Comparison of CenteringPregnancy(R) Group Prenatal Care and Childbirth Education Classes.The Journal of perinatal education · 2008Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo examine sociodemographic disparities in attendance at childbirth classes, and to evaluate the association of attendance with breastfeeding initiation.
methodsParents of a nationally representative, cross-sectional sample of 2068 children ages 4-35 months were surveyed by telephone. The responses of 1540 mothers were included in the analysis. They were asked whether they had attended a childbirth class before giving birth. Disparities in attendance at childbirth classes and the association between attendance and breastfeeding initiation were examined using bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses.
resultsTwo thirds (66%) of the children's mothers had ever attended a childbirth class. White mothers were twice as likely (OR 2.15, CI 1.39, 3.31) as African American mothers to have ever attended. Attendance also varied by education, household income, and marital status. Attendance at childbirth classes was associated with a 75% increase in the odds that a child will be breastfed (OR 1.75, CI 1.18, 2.60).
conclusionsSignificant sociodemographic disparities exist in attendance at childbirth classes. Further research is needed to determine whether improving utilization of childbirth education classes reduces sociodemographic disparities in breastfeeding initiation.
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