Ferguson A E, Tappin D M, Girdwood R W, Kennedy R, Cockburn F
Department of Child Health, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow.
BMJ. 1994 Mar 26;308(6932):824-5. doi: 10.1136/bmj.308.6932.824.
To measure the prevalence of breast feeding and to examine the value of using information collected on Guthrie cards (used for detecting inherited metabolic disease and hypothyroidism when newborn infants are 7 days old) to calculate this prevalence.
Analysis, by geographical area and maternity unit, of information on breast feeding collected on Guthrie cards for 131,759 babies born in 1990 and 1991, and comparison with prevalences from other sources.
Scotland.
Of the 131,759 babies, only 46,949 (35.6%) were breast feeding on day 7. The prevalence of breast feeding ranged from 59.1% (376/636) in Shetland to 21.1% (1836/8719) in Lanarkshire and < 8% in some postcode districts of cities. Analysis of the data by hospital of birth showed that the prevalence ranged from 51.2% (2701/5275) to 16.4% (507/3090).
The prevalence of breast feeding in Scotland is low and varies among areas and maternity units. Intervention to increase this prevalence is essential, and information collected on Guthrie cards is a useful indication of mothers' intentions to breast feed.
测定母乳喂养的普及率，并检验利用在格思里卡片（用于在新生儿7日龄时检测遗传性代谢疾病和甲状腺功能减退症）上收集的信息来计算这一普及率的价值。
按地理区域和产科单位，对1990年和1991年出生的131759名婴儿在格思里卡片上收集的母乳喂养信息进行分析，并与其他来源的普及率进行比较。
苏格兰。
在这131759名婴儿中，只有46949名（35.6%）在7日龄时进行母乳喂养。母乳喂养普及率从设得兰群岛的59.1%（376/636）到拉纳克郡的21.1%（1836/8719）不等，在一些城市邮政编码区低于8%。按出生医院对数据进行分析显示，普及率从51.2%（2701/5275）到16.4%（507/3090）不等。
苏格兰母乳喂养的普及率较低，且在不同地区和产科单位存在差异。采取干预措施提高这一普及率至关重要，在格思里卡片上收集的信息是母亲母乳喂养意愿的一个有用指标。
