Bullock L F, Libbus M K, Sable M R
Sinclair School of Nursing, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA.
Can J Nurs Res. 2001 Mar;32(4):43-56.
The study reported in this paper was based on the hypothesis that women who are victims of domestic violence may be less likely to select breastfeeding than women who are not abused. Informed consent was obtained from 212 women at 2 Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Nutritional Supplemental Program clinics in the Midwestern United States. The Abuse Assessment Screen was administered by interview and women were also questioned about intended feeding choice and whether they had breastfed any previous children. No association was found between present or previous abuse and infant-feeding choice. Nevertheless, the findings of this study can be considered important, for two reasons: (1) this was an initial inquiry examining the relationship between having been abused and ability to choose the feeding method of a newborn; and (2) women in the sample who reported present or current abuse were able to breastfeed their infants in the same proportion as those who did not report abuse, which suggests that a woman's concern for her child overcomes her possible fears of control by the batterer.
遭受家庭暴力的女性选择母乳喂养的可能性可能低于未受虐待的女性。在美国中西部的2个妇女、婴儿和儿童（WIC）营养补充计划诊所，研究人员获得了212名女性的知情同意。通过访谈实施了虐待评估筛查，同时还询问了这些女性关于预期的喂养选择以及她们之前是否母乳喂养过孩子。研究发现，当前或既往遭受虐待与婴儿喂养选择之间没有关联。然而，本研究的结果可被视为具有重要意义，原因有两点：（1）这是一项初步调查，研究了遭受虐待与选择新生儿喂养方式的能力之间的关系；（2）样本中报告当前或既往遭受虐待的女性，其母乳喂养婴儿的比例与未报告遭受虐待的女性相同，这表明女性对孩子的关爱克服了她可能对施虐者控制的恐惧。
