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No widening socioeconomic gap within a general decline in Swedish breastfeeding

M Magnusson1,2, D Lagerberg1, T Wallby1,2

  • 1Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.

Child: Care, Health and Development
|February 27, 2016
PubMed

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Swedish breastfeeding rates declined, but socioeconomic gaps did not widen. Instead, the gap narrowed between mothers with different educational levels and family types over time.

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Sociology
  • Pediatrics

Background:

  • Breastfeeding rates in Sweden have shown a gradual decline since the late 1990s.
  • Understanding socioeconomic disparities in breastfeeding is crucial for public health initiatives.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate potential socioeconomic differences within the observed decline in breastfeeding rates in Sweden.
  • To determine if socioeconomic gaps in breastfeeding widened or narrowed over time.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of data from 51,415 infants born between 2004-2010 in Uppsala and Orebro counties, Sweden.
  • Utilized breastfeeding data at 1 week, 4 months, and 6 months, linked with national socioeconomic indicators.
  • Employed logistic regression models with generalized estimating equations (GEE) to analyze trends and socioeconomic factors.

Main Results:

  • While overall breastfeeding rates declined, socioeconomic status influenced rates in a gradient manner.
  • No widening of the socioeconomic gap in breastfeeding was detected; instead, a narrowing gap was observed.
  • Specifically, a narrowing gap was noted between mothers with high versus low educational levels and single versus cohabiting mothers at 4 and 6 months.

Conclusions:

  • The study found no increase in the socioeconomic gap accompanying the general decline in Swedish breastfeeding.
  • Continued and strengthened breastfeeding support measures are recommended, with particular attention to vulnerable groups.
Abstract

Keywords:
breastfeedingchild public healthinfantmothersocioeconomic status

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