Promoting breastfeeding at a migrant health center
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11029684 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen L Young (0000-0003-1476-5170, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), S A Young, M Kaufman, Melissa W Kaufman |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 78 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 523-525 |
| Publication date | 1988-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.78.5.523 |
| PMID | 3354735 |
| OpenAlex | W2146764585 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 3 |
A program to promote breastfeeding was introduced at a migrant health center in North Carolina. Strategies for promoting breastfeeding as a feeding method particularly suited to the migrant lifestyle were identified and implemented. Donated layettes were used to encourage attendance of prenatal patients at a class on breastfeeding. Women planning to breastfeed were given cards to alert the delivering hospital of their intention. These hospitals were provided with bilingual flipcharts to use in communicating with non-English speaking patients. Of the 158 women who came to the center for one or more prenatal visits, 101 attended a class or received individual counseling on breastfeeding; during this 13-month period, 52 per cent of 64 women who attended the class were breastfeeding at time of their hospital discharge (Mexican-Americans 60%, Black Americans 44%). In a comparison of similar ethnic distribution, the corresponding rate was 10
Attendance · Breastfeeding · Ethnic group · Family medicine · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences · Demography · Medicine · Nursing · Pediatrics
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 1990 - 2009 (20) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |