Department of Demography and Organization Studies, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78207, USA.
J Hum Lact. 2010 May;26(2):118-29. doi: 10.1177/0890334409352854. Epub 2009 Dec 23.
Research has noted a rural disadvantage in breastfeeding initiation; however, most previous research has been based on nonrepresentative samples and has been limited in its ability to compare racial/ethnic differences in breastfeeding initiation based on residential location. This research fills this gap by examining a nationally representative sample of births using the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort (ECLS-B) to explore associations between rural-urban residence and maternal race/ethnicity on breastfeeding initiation. Results indicate that associations observed for rural-urban breastfeeding initiation differ based on maternal race/ethnicity and poverty status. These patterns likely reflect differences in economic resources, work environments, and social support among rural minority postpartum women.
研究表明母乳喂养的初始阶段存在农村劣势；然而，之前的大多数研究都是基于非代表性样本，并且在根据居住地点比较母乳喂养初始阶段的种族/民族差异方面能力有限。本研究通过使用幼儿纵向研究-出生队列（ECLS-B）检查全国代表性的出生样本，填补了这一空白，以探讨农村-城市居住和产妇种族/民族与母乳喂养初始阶段之间的关联。结果表明，农村-城市母乳喂养初始阶段的关联因产妇种族/民族和贫困状况而异。这些模式可能反映了农村少数民族产后妇女在经济资源、工作环境和社会支持方面的差异。
