Breast-feeding intentions among low-income pregnant and lactating women
Gina Jarman Hill1, Dennis B Arnett, Eileen Mauk
1Department of Nutritional Sciences, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76129, USA. g.jarman@tcu.edu
Objectives:
Provide a better understanding of the process used by low-income pregnant/postpartum women when deciding whether to breast-feed or not.
Methods:
Pregnant/postpartum women admitted to an obstetrics floor completed a survey to determine breast-feeding intention (n=88).
Results:
Subjects were primarily Hispanic and African American women. Beliefs and referent other were related positively to attitude and subjective norm, respectively. Subjective norm was related positively to intention to breast-feed. Breast-feeding knowledge was low.
Conclusions:
Others' opinions clearly influence feeding intentions among this population of low-income women. Inclusion of these significant others, family, and friends within the breast-feeding education process is warranted.
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