Shaker Iolanda, Scott Jane A, Reid Margaret
Public Health Practitioner, Greater Glasgow Primary Care NHS Trust, Glasgow, UK.
J Adv Nurs. 2004 Feb;45(3):260-8. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2003.02887.x.
Research has indicated that parental attitudes are strong predictors of choice of infant feeding. Identification and understanding of the infant feeding attitudes of mothers and their social networks should be an early step in the design and implementation of breastfeeding interventions.
To compare the infant feeding attitudes of parents of breastfed infants with those of parents of formula fed infants.
A survey was carried out with a convenience sample of pregnant women (gestational age 8-12 weeks) attending three maternity clinics in Scotland in 2000. Expectant mothers and their partners (n = 108 couples) completed the 17 item Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale. Demographic information was collected by face-to-face interview and the method of feeding at discharge from hospital was obtained from medical records.
Parents of breastfed infants had more positive attitudes towards breastfeeding than parents of formula fed infants, and were more knowledgeable about the health benefits and nutritional superiority of breastfeeding. Fathers of both breastfed and formula fed infants were more likely than their partners to disapprove of women breastfeeding in public. Parents considered their chosen method of feeding to be the more convenient alternative. Mothers of formula fed infants were more likely to think that women who occasionally drink alcohol should not breastfeed.
Parents of formula fed infants had several misconceptions about breastfeeding. Use of the Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale could help health professionals identify and address these in infant feeding discussions in the early antenatal period. Efforts should be made to include fathers in these infant-feeding discussions.
研究表明，父母的态度是婴儿喂养方式选择的有力预测因素。识别和了解母亲及其社交网络对婴儿喂养的态度，应是设计和实施母乳喂养干预措施的早期步骤。
比较母乳喂养婴儿的父母与配方奶喂养婴儿的父母对婴儿喂养的态度。
2000年，对在苏格兰三家产科诊所就诊的孕周为8至12周的孕妇进行了一项便利抽样调查。准妈妈及其伴侣（共108对夫妇）完成了包含17个条目的爱荷华婴儿喂养态度量表。通过面对面访谈收集人口统计学信息，并从医疗记录中获取出院时的喂养方式。
母乳喂养婴儿的父母对母乳喂养的态度比配方奶喂养婴儿的父母更积极，并且对母乳喂养的健康益处和营养优势了解更多。母乳喂养和配方奶喂养婴儿的父亲比其伴侣更有可能不赞成女性在公共场合母乳喂养。父母认为他们选择的喂养方式是更方便的选择。配方奶喂养婴儿的母亲更有可能认为偶尔饮酒的女性不应母乳喂养。
配方奶喂养婴儿的父母对母乳喂养存在一些误解。使用爱荷华婴儿喂养态度量表有助于健康专业人员在产前早期的婴儿喂养讨论中识别并解决这些问题。应努力让父亲参与这些婴儿喂养讨论。
