ArticleBirth (Berkeley, Calif.)2016
Acculturation and Intention to Breastfeed among a Population of Predominantly Puerto Rican Women.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- Why do mothers mix milk feed their infants? Results from a systematic review.Nutrition reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Acculturation and Breastfeeding Among Hispanic American Women: A Systematic Review.Maternal and child health journal · 2018Pooled it
- The Impact of a Lifestyle Intervention on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors among Postpartum Hispanic Women with Overweight and Obesity in a Randomized Controlled Trial (Proyecto Mamá).Maternal and child health journal · 2024Trial
- Viviendo entre dos culturas: Evaluating the psychometric properties of the Psychological Acculturation Scale among Latinx caregivers.PloS one · 2026Article
- Latinas and Maternal and Child Health: Research, Policy, and Representation.Maternal and child health journal · 2025Review
- Breastfeeding experiences of Latina migrants living in Spain: a qualitative descriptive study.International breastfeeding journal · 2021Article
- Maternal Race Trends in Early Infant Feeding Patterns in Hawai'i Using Newborn Metabolic Screening-Birth Certificate Linked Data 2008-2015.Hawai'i journal of health & social welfare · 2020Article
- Local Disparities in Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration: A Cross-Sectional Population-Based Survey in Ten Chicago Community Areas.Journal of community health · 2019Article
- Breastfeeding Discontinuation Not Associated with Maternal Pregravid BMI But Associated with Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander Race in Hawaii and Puerto Rico WIC Participants.Maternal and child health journal · 2019Article
- Does the Degree of Acculturation Influence Breastfeeding Intention and Start or the Frequency of Early Weaning? Results of a Prospective Observational Study.Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde · 2018Article
- Context of Breastfeeding among Latina Mothers using a Social-ecological Approach: An Exploratory Study.Journal of public health issues and practices · 2018Article
- Racial Differences in Breastfeeding Initiation Among Participants in a Midwestern Public Health District.Health equity · 2018Article
- Effect of maternal country of birth on breastfeeding practices: results from Portuguese GXXI birth cohort.International breastfeeding journal · 2018Article
- Nativity, Country of Education, and Mexican-Origin Women's Breastfeeding Behaviors in the First 10 Months Postpartum.Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundLatinas have high overall breastfeeding initiation rates, yet Puerto Ricans have among the lowest exclusive breastfeeding rates. This study sought to determine if acculturation was associated with intent to breastfeed in a predominantly Puerto Rican population.
methodsA cohort of Latina women were enrolled in Proyecto Buena Salud, and provided information on infant feeding intent (n = 1,323). Acculturation was assessed via the Psychological Acculturation Scale (PAS), language preference, and generation in the United States.
resultsIncreasing acculturation as measured by English language preference (aOR 0.61 [95% CI 0.42-0.88]) and second or third generation in the United States (aOR 0.70 [95% CI 0.52-0.95)] was inversely associated with odds of intending to exclusively breastfeed. Similarly, women with higher levels of acculturation as measured by the PAS (aOR 0.67 [95% CI 0.45-0.99]), English language preference (aOR 0.48 [95% CI 0.33-0.70]) and second or third generation in the United States (aOR 0.42 [95% CI 0.31-0.58]) were less likely to report intent to combination feed as compared with women with lower acculturation.
conclusionsAcculturation was inversely associated with intent to exclusively breastfeed and intent to combination feed in this predominantly Puerto Rican sample.
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