Titre : | Breastfeeding patterns among ethnic minorities : the Generation R Study. (2010) |
Auteurs : | L. VAN ROSSEM ; A. HOFMAN ; V.W.V. JADDOE ; J.P. MACKENBACH ; H.A. Moll ; H. RAAT ; STEEGERS (E.A.P.) : NLD. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Division of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine. Erasmus Mc-University Medical Center Rotterdam. Rotterdam. ; I. VOGEL ; Department of Epidemiology. Erasmus Mc-University Medical Center Rotterdam. Rotterdam. NLD ; Department of Paediatrics. Erasmus Mc-University Medical Center Rotterdam. Rotterdam. NLD ; Department of Public Health. Erasmus Mc-University Medical Center Rotterdam. Rotterdam. NLD ; The Generation R Study Group. Erasmus Mc-University Medical Center Rotterdam. Rotterdam. NLD |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | Journal of epidemiology and community health (vol. 64, n° 12, 2010) |
Pagination : | 1080-1085 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Mots-clés : | Allaitement ; Ethnie ; Génétique ; Epidémiologie ; Homme ; Femme ; Grossesse ; Femme enceinte ; Foetus ; Europe |
Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS qAEsCR0x. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Background Because breastfeeding is the best method of infant feeding, groups at risk of low breastfeeding rates should be identified. Therefore, this study compared breastfeeding patterns of ethnic minority groups in The Netherlands with those of native mothers and established how they were influenced by generational status and socio-demographic determinants of breastfeeding. Methods We used data on 2914 Dutch, 366 Mediterranean first-generation, 143 Mediterranean second-generation, 285 Caribbean first-generation and 140 Caribbean second-generation mothers. Information on starting breastfeeding and breastfeeding at 2 and 6 months after birth were obtained from questionnaires during the first year after birth. Results Overall, 90.6% of women started breastfeeding after delivery. This percentage was lowest among the native Dutch (89.1%) and highest among the Mediterranean second-generation women (98.6% ; p |