Bourgoin G L, Lahaie N R, Rheaume B A, Berger M G, Dovigi C V, Picard L M, Sahai V F
Sudbury and District Health Unit, Sudbury General Hospital, Ontario.
Can J Public Health. 1997 Jul-Aug;88(4):238-41. doi: 10.1007/BF03404789.
To determine the duration of breastfeeding in the Sudbury Region and to identify the reasons why mothers wean before the Canadian Paediatric Society's recommended six month period.
Questionnaires addressing factors that influence the duration of breastfeeding were mailed to 350 breastfeeding mothers at one/two weeks, three months and six months after their postpartum discharge from hospital.
Forty percent of mothers breastfed for the recommended six month period. Reported factors positively influencing longer durations of breastfeeding were higher education, higher family income, parity, previous breastfeeding experience, decision to breastfeed before the child was born and late introduction to solids. Reasons for weaning included perceived insufficient milk supply, fatigue, breast problems and return to work. Mothers' top three choices of services were home visits, telephone hot line and television programs.
The duration of breastfeeding in the Sudbury Region is lower than the provincial average. Several modifiable factors associated with duration of breastfeeding were identified.
确定萨德伯里地区的母乳喂养时长，并找出母亲在加拿大儿科学会建议的六个月之前停止母乳喂养的原因。
在产后出院一/两周、三个月和六个月时，向350名母乳喂养的母亲邮寄了关于影响母乳喂养时长因素的调查问卷。
40%的母亲按照建议进行了六个月的母乳喂养。报告显示，对更长母乳喂养时长有积极影响的因素包括高等教育、较高家庭收入、经产情况、以前的母乳喂养经历、在孩子出生前决定母乳喂养以及较晚添加固体食物。断奶原因包括感觉母乳供应不足、疲劳、乳房问题和重返工作岗位。母亲们对服务的前三项选择是家访、电话热线和电视节目。
萨德伯里地区的母乳喂养时长低于全省平均水平。确定了几个与母乳喂养时长相关的可改变因素。
