van der Wal M F
GG en GD Amsterdam, sector Jeugdgezondheidszorg.
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 1995 Jan 7;139(1):19-22.
To investigate whether breast feeding is related to family type, family size, maternal education, maternal occupational status and ethnic origin.
Descriptive study.
Six child health centres in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
In the period 1992-1993 the feeding practices of 961 children of 3 months were investigated by interviewing their mothers.
In Amsterdam 21% of infants were exclusively breast-fed, 15% of infants were breast and formula fed and 64% of infants were exclusively formula fed. After adjustment for potential confounding variables, breast-feeding was associated with mother's educational level and ethnic origin. The breast feeding rate was 49% for mothers with a high education and 26% for mothers with a low education. Among Dutch mothers the frequency of breast-feeding was 37%, and among Surinam, Moroccan and Turkish mothers the frequencies of breast feeding were 16%, 34% and 43% respectively.
These results suggest that besides socioeconomic factors cultural factors also play a part in the breast feeding practices of mothers. To promote breast feeding culture-based perceptions with respect to feeding and nursing of infants should be considered.
调查母乳喂养是否与家庭类型、家庭规模、母亲教育程度、母亲职业状况及种族出身有关。
描述性研究。
荷兰阿姆斯特丹的六个儿童健康中心。
在1992年至1993年期间，通过访谈961名3个月大儿童的母亲，调查其喂养方式。
在阿姆斯特丹，21%的婴儿纯母乳喂养，15%的婴儿母乳喂养与配方奶喂养相结合，64%的婴儿纯配方奶喂养。在对潜在混杂变量进行调整后，母乳喂养与母亲的教育程度和种族出身有关。高学历母亲的母乳喂养率为49%，低学历母亲的母乳喂养率为26%。荷兰母亲中母乳喂养的频率为37%，苏里南、摩洛哥和土耳其母亲中母乳喂养的频率分别为16%、34%和43%。
这些结果表明，除社会经济因素外，文化因素在母亲的母乳喂养行为中也起作用。为促进母乳喂养，应考虑基于文化的对婴儿喂养和护理的观念。
