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ArticleInternational breastfeeding journal2024

The importance of community resources for breastfeeding.

Jennifer LoCasale-Crouch, Margaret Kathleen Wallace, Timothy Heeren, Stephen Kerr, Yitong Yue, Genevieve Deeken, Khara Turnbull, Brianna Jaworski, Mayaris Cubides Mateus, Rachel Moon and 4 more

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Article in International breastfeeding journal, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Authors and funding

14 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Jennifer LoCasale-CrouchSchool of Education, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA. locasalecrj@vcu.edu.
Margaret Kathleen WallaceSchool of Education, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
Timothy HeerenSchool of Public Health, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
Stephen KerrChobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
Yitong YueSchool of Education and Human Development, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
Genevieve DeekenDepartment of Global Public Health- Global Studies, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
Khara TurnbullSchool of Education and Human Development, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
Brianna JaworskiSchool of Education and Human Development, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
Mayaris Cubides MateusSchool of Education and Human Development, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
Rachel MoonSchool of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
Fern Robin HauckSchool of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
Ann KellamsSchool of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
Eve ColsonSchool of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, MO, USA.
Michael Jay CorwinChobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
University of Virginia · USBoston University · USVirginia Commonwealth University · USWashington University in St. Louis · US

Funding

The Influence of Social Networks on Disparities in Postneonatal Infant MortalityR01MD007702 · NIMHD · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · PI COLSON, EVE R, MOON, RACHEL Y · 2014 to 2025
$5.4M
Social Confounders for Health Outcomes Linked to education R01HD091130 · NICHD · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI COLSON, EVE R, CORWIN, MICHAEL J · 2018 to 2022
$3.0M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD091130NIMHD NIH HHS R01 MD007702
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBreastfeeding has long-lasting effects on children's cognition, behavioral, mental and physical health. Previous research shows parental characteristics (e.g., education, race/ethnicity, income level) are associated with breastfeeding initiation and duration. Further, research shows significant variation in access to community resources by race/ethnicity. It is unclear how community resources may impact breastfeeding practices and how this might intersect with maternal race/ethnicity.

methodsThis study combined nationally-representative data from the Study of Attitudes and Factors Effecting Infant Care (SAFE), which surveyed US mothers immediately after the infant's birth and at two to six months of infant age, with the Child Opportunity Index (COI) 2.0, a census tract measure of community resources associated with child development, to explore the association between community resources and breastfeeding initiation and whether this varies based on maternal race/ethnicity and country of birth. The SAFE Study used a stratified, two-stage, clustered design to obtain a nationally representative sample of mothers of infants, while oversampling Hispanic and non-Hispanic (NH) Black mothers. The SAFE study enrolled mothers who spoke English or Spanish across 32 US birth hospitals between January 2011 and March 2014.

resultsAfter accounting for individual characteristics, mothers residing in the highest-resourced communities (compared to the lowest) had significantly greater likelihood of breastfeeding. Representation in higher-resourced communities differed by race/ethnicity. Race/ethnicity did not significantly moderate the association between community resources and breastfeeding. In examining within race/ethnic groups, however, community resources were not associated with non-US born Black and Hispanic mothers' rates of breastfeeding, while they were with US born Black and Hispanic mothers.

conclusionsFindings suggest that even health behaviors like breastfeeding, which we often associate with individual choice, are connected to the community resources within which they are made. Study implications point to the importance of considering the impact of the contextual factors that shape health and as a potential contributor to understanding the observed race/ethnicity gap.

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Breast FeedingCommunity ResourcesChildCognitionFemaleHumansInfantMothersParentsBreastfeedingCommunity resourcesEquityHealth behaviors

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PMCPMC10916149
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