Infant-Feeding Beliefs and Experiences of Black Women Enrolled in WIC in the New York Metropolitan Area

Datos Bibliográficos

ID5454773
AutoresRoberta Cricco-Lizza (International Center of Research for Women, Children and Families, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing), Roberta Cricco‐Lizza (University of Pennsylvania, autor de correspondencia)
Año2004
Volumen14
Número9
Páginas1197-1210
Fecha de publicación2004-11-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1049732304268819
PMID15448295
OpenAlexW2171260852
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas12
Referencias citadas17

In this ethnographic inquiry, the author explored infant-feeding beliefs and experiences of Black women enrolled in WIC (BWEW) in a New York metropolitan inner city. The study was conducted over an 18-month period and included 319 people (130 BWEW, 116 children, 20 grandmothers, 17 fathers, 11 friends, and 25 other relatives). From this group of BWEW, the author interviewed and observed 11 primiparous key informants during pregnancy and the first year postpartum to see how infant-feeding decisions fit into the context of their everyday lives. The major themes that emerged from analysis include (a) formula-feeding experiences were the norm for most BWEW, (b) life experiences of BWEW included a preponderance of loss and stress, and (c) infant-feeding beliefs of BWEW reflected responses to life experiences. These findings could be used to provide culturally sensitive care for BWEW

Breastfeeding · Developmental psychology · Ethnography · Geography · Infant feeding · Metropolitan area · Postpartum period · Pregnancy · Qualitative research · Sociology · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues · Gender Studies · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Psychology · Pediatrics