Johnson Katherine M, Kington Sarah
Department of Sociology, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Breastfeed Med. 2023 Oct;18(10):790-793. doi: 10.1089/bfm.2023.0082. Epub 2023 Sep 21.
Research on race/ethnicity and breastfeeding has consistently found lower rates for Black mothers compared with other U.S. women, due to various social, cultural, and historical factors. Aggregate analyses illuminate racial/ethnic differences, but they only provide partial insight into the factors contextualizing breastfeeding decisions and rates. We examined articles addressing Black women and breastfeeding (1980-2020) to assess publication trends. A targeted literature search in PubMed for research on Black women and breastfeeding (1980-2020). The search used nine different keyword combinations: ("breastfeeding" OR "lactation" OR "infant feeding,") AND ("rac*" OR "African American" OR "Black"). After removing duplicates, non-U.S. research, and irrelevant articles, 221 articles were reviewed. Articles were coded for year, type (quantitative, qualitative, mixed method, conceptual/literature review, commentary/editorial), and journal target audience (e.g., nursing). More than 50% of all articles were published after 2013. The period of 2018-2020 accounts for 25% of all published articles. The research is also mostly quantitative (60.2%). Qualitative studies made up only 16.7% of articles. A few studies used mixed methods (5%). More than half of all qualitative studies were published after 2014. Research on Black women and breastfeeding has slowly increased since 1980, but much of the work has only been done post-2000. Research is also mostly quantitative analyses. Quantitative and qualitative methods rely on different research aims, styles, and objectives. To provide a fuller understanding of Black women's relationship to and experience of breastfeeding, we suggest that scholars cultivate a stronger focus on qualitative and mixed methods for future research.
关于种族/族裔与母乳喂养的研究一直发现，与其他美国女性相比，黑人母亲的母乳喂养率较低，这是由各种社会、文化和历史因素导致的。综合分析揭示了种族/族裔差异，但它们仅能部分洞察影响母乳喂养决策和比率的背景因素。我们研究了1980年至2020年间关于黑人女性与母乳喂养的文章，以评估发表趋势。在PubMed上针对黑人女性与母乳喂养的研究进行了有针对性的文献检索（1980年至2020年）。检索使用了九种不同的关键词组合：（“母乳喂养”或“哺乳”或“婴儿喂养”）与（“种族*”或“非裔美国人”或“黑人”）。在去除重复项、非美国研究和不相关文章后，对221篇文章进行了审查。文章按年份、类型（定量、定性、混合方法、概念性/文献综述、评论/社论）和期刊目标受众（如护理）进行编码。超过50%的文章是在2013年之后发表的。2018年至2020年期间占所有已发表文章的25%。该研究也大多是定量研究（60.2%）。定性研究仅占文章的16.7%。少数研究使用了混合方法（5%）。超过一半的定性研究是在2014年之后发表的。自1980年以来，关于黑人女性与母乳喂养的研究一直在缓慢增加，但大部分工作是在2000年之后完成的。研究也大多是定量分析。定量和定性方法依赖于不同的研究目的、风格和目标。为了更全面地理解黑人女性与母乳喂养的关系及经历，我们建议学者们在未来的研究中更加强调定性和混合方法。
