作者
Laura L Brown, Revina Talker, Gregory J Stoddard, Jessica Clayton, Morgan M Millar, Yeonjung Jo, Tyler Bardsley, Carole H Stipelman
发表日期
2022/2/1
期刊
Maternal and Child Health Journal
页码范围
1-10
出版商
Springer US
简介
Objectives
Despite known health benefits of breastfeeding, the Navajo have low reported frequency of breastfeeding initiation and support. We evaluated breastfeeding frequencies and practices in the predominately Navajo community of rural San Juan County, Utah, to identify factors that affect breastfeeding decisions and duration.
Methods
We performed retrospective chart review for 135 infants aged 0 to 12 months, and surveys of 85 mothers of infants aged 0 to 2 years, and eight primary care providers. We characterized demographic factors using counts/percentages and medians/inter-quartile ranges, and compared mothers who breastfed for 6 months or less versus greater than 6 months.
Results
In 96 infants with complete feeding documentation, 86 infants (90%) received some breast milk and 36 infants (38%) were …
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