Bell Linda, Lacombe Marie, Yergeau Eric, Moutquin Jean-Marie, Tribble Denise St-cyr, Royer Francine, Garant Marie-Pierre
Ecole des sciences infirmieres, Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Québec.
Can J Public Health. 2008 May-Jun;99(3):212-5. doi: 10.1007/BF03405476.
To document breastfeeding rates from birth to six months as well as the factors facilitating and constraining the continuation of breastfeeding in women in the Eastern Townships of Quebec and to compare these to the results obtained in 1999.
Postal questionnaire sent to 374 mothers who had breastfed and analysis of archival data.
Breastfeeding rates were 86.3% at birth and 75% at discharge from hospital in all mothers who gave birth to a child in 2004-2005. Breastfeeding rates in the 272 mothers who answered the questionnaire were reported to be 67.3% and 47.4% at three and six months respectively. Results indicate that 8.9% of infants were still receiving breast milk exclusively after the third month. However, 27.9% of the mothers had stopped breastfeeding during the infant's first week. Support from the nurses was the primary factor facilitating breastfeeding. The main reasons the mothers gave for stopping breastfeeding were problems with breastfeeding and fatigue.
Breastfeeding rates in this area of Quebec have increased significantly in the past five years and are comparable with those in the rest of Canada. Breastfeeding exclusively up to six months is rare, and initiatives to support breastfeeding mothers in the hospital and in the community are having success.
记录魁北克东部乡镇女性从出生到六个月的母乳喂养率，以及促进和限制母乳喂养持续进行的因素，并将这些结果与1999年获得的结果进行比较。
向374名曾进行母乳喂养的母亲发送邮政调查问卷，并分析存档数据。
在2004 - 2005年生育孩子的所有母亲中，出生时母乳喂养率为86.3%，出院时为75%。在回复问卷的272名母亲中，三个月和六个月时的母乳喂养率分别报告为67.3%和47.4%。结果表明，8.9%的婴儿在第三个月后仍完全接受母乳。然而，27.9%的母亲在婴儿出生第一周就停止了母乳喂养。护士的支持是促进母乳喂养的主要因素。母亲们给出的停止母乳喂养的主要原因是母乳喂养问题和疲劳。
在过去五年中，魁北克这一地区的母乳喂养率显著提高，与加拿大其他地区相当。纯母乳喂养到六个月的情况很少见，在医院和社区支持母乳喂养母亲的举措取得了成效。
