Galvin Sharon, Grossman Xena, Feldman-Winter Lori, Chaudhuri Jana, Merewood Anne
Division of Maternal/Child, Saints Medical Center, Lowell, MA, USA.
Matern Child Health J. 2008 Jul;12(4):545-7. doi: 10.1007/s10995-007-0263-7. Epub 2007 Aug 10.
Cambodians have the lowest breastfeeding initiation rate of any racial/ethnic group in Massachusetts. One barrier to breastfeeding is a lack of hospital foods that allow women to follow a traditional diet postpartum. We examined whether a culturally acceptable menu for new Cambodian mothers would increase breastfeeding initiation in the hospital. After a staff training program on breastfeeding, and the creation of a Cambodian menu, initiation rates increased significantly more in Cambodians than in non-Cambodians. Pre intervention, breastfeeding initiation was 16.7% (2/12) among Cambodians, compared to 60.6% (106/175) among non-Cambodians (P = 0.003). Post intervention, there was no significant difference between breastfeeding initiation rates among Cambodian women (66.7%; 8/12) compared to non-Cambodians (68.9%; 104/151) (P = 0.874).
柬埔寨裔美国人在马萨诸塞州所有种族/族裔群体中的母乳喂养开始率最低。母乳喂养的一个障碍是缺乏能让女性产后遵循传统饮食的医院食物。我们研究了为柬埔寨新妈妈提供一份文化上可接受的菜单是否会提高医院内的母乳喂养开始率。在开展了关于母乳喂养的员工培训项目并制定了柬埔寨菜单后，柬埔寨裔美国人的母乳喂养开始率显著高于非柬埔寨裔美国人。干预前，柬埔寨裔美国人的母乳喂养开始率为16.7%（2/12），而非柬埔寨裔美国人的这一比例为60.6%（106/175）（P = 0.003）。干预后，柬埔寨裔女性的母乳喂养开始率（66.7%；8/12）与非柬埔寨裔女性（68.9%；104/151）之间没有显著差异（P = 0.874）。
