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ArticleMaternal and child health journal2017

Infant Feeding Decision-Making and the Influences of Social Support Persons Among First-Time African American Mothers.

Ifeyinwa V Asiodu, Catherine M Waters, Dawn E Dailey, Audrey Lyndon

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Article in Maternal and child health journal, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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48 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 100 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ifeyinwa V AsioduDepartment of Women, Children, and Family Health Science, College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 South Damen Ave, NURS 839, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA. iasiodu@uic.edu.
Catherine M WatersDepartment of Community Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Dawn E DaileyDepartment of Family Health Care Nursing, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Audrey LyndonDepartment of Family Health Care Nursing, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
University of California, San Francisco · USUniversity of Illinois Chicago · US

Funding

Clinical and Transtional Science InstituteKL2TR000143 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI GRANDIS, JENNIFER RUBIN · 2012 to 2015
$11.9M
Identifying barriers to breastfeeding initiation in African American familiesF31NR013120 · NINR · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI ASIODU, IFEYINWA VALERIE · 2011 to 2013
$103k
NCATS NIH HHS KL2 TR000143NINR NIH HHS F31 NR013120
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background While breast milk is considered the gold standard of infant feeding, a majority of African American mothers are not exclusively breastfeeding their newborn infants. Objective The overall goal of this critical ethnographic research study was to describe infant feeding perceptions and experiences of African American mothers and their support persons. Methods Twenty-two participants (14 pregnant women and eight support persons) were recruited from public health programs and community based organizations in northern California. Data were collected through field observations, demographic questionnaires, and multiple in-person interviews. Thematic analysis was used to identify key themes. Results Half of the mothers noted an intention to exclusively breastfeed during the antepartum period. However, few mothers exclusively breastfed during the postpartum period. Many participants expressed guilt and shame for not being able to accomplish their antepartum goals. Life experiences and stressors, lack of breastfeeding role models, limited experiences with breastfeeding and lactation, and changes to the family dynamic played a major role in the infant feeding decision making process and breastfeeding duration. Conclusions for Practice Our observations suggest that while exclusivity goals were not being met, a considerable proportion of African American women were breastfeeding. Future interventions geared towards this population should include social media interventions, messaging around combination feeding, and increased education for identified social support persons. Public health measures aimed at reducing the current infant feeding inequities would benefit by also incorporating more culturally inclusive messaging around breastfeeding and lactation.

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Decision MakingSocial SupportAdultBlack or African AmericanBreast FeedingCaliforniaFemaleFocus GroupsHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansInfant, NewbornMothersPregnancyAfrican American mothersBreastfeedingCombination feedingEthnographyInfant feedingMessagingQualitative researchSocial support

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PMCPMC5329142
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