Ineichen B, Pierce M, Lawrenson R
Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School, Chelsea, U.K.
J Adolesc. 1997 Oct;20(5):505-9. doi: 10.1006/jado.1997.0105.
Surveys have repeatedly shown that teenage mothers are less likely to breastfeed than older mothers. A sample of 55 young mothers and expectant mothers contacted through agencies caring for young mothers revealed that decisions about breastfeeding are sometimes left till late in the pregnancy, and that breastfeeding is often of short duration. Only about half had discussed breastfeeding with a health worker. As with older mothers, the partners and the teenagers' own mothers often influenced their decision, sometimes in a hostile way. Many young mothers had never witnessed breastfeeding at first-hand. These results suggest ways in which breastfeeding could be more successfully promoted among young mothers.
调查反复表明，与年龄较大的母亲相比，青少年母亲进行母乳喂养的可能性较小。通过照顾年轻母亲的机构联系到的55名年轻母亲和准妈妈样本显示，关于母乳喂养的决定有时会推迟到怀孕后期，而且母乳喂养的时间往往很短。只有大约一半的人曾与医护人员讨论过母乳喂养问题。与年龄较大的母亲一样，伴侣和青少年自己的母亲常常影响她们的决定，有时方式还很不友好。许多年轻母亲从未亲眼见过母乳喂养。这些结果提示了一些能够在年轻母亲中更成功推广母乳喂养的方法。
