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INFANT FEEDING PATTERNS OF MULTIETHNIC MOTHERS
Author(s) -
Daida Yihe,
Novotny Rachel
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.24.1_supplement.lb316
Subject(s) - breastfeeding , ethnic group , medicine , demography , breast feeding , birth weight , infant feeding , gestational age , pediatrics , pregnancy , biology , sociology , anthropology , genetics
Breastfeeding is the optimal method of infant feeding and many factors influence infant feeding methods. The purpose of this study is to describe how multiethnic mothers in Hawaii fed their infants, and factors associated with breastfeeding. This abstract utilizes cross‐sectional data from the Female Adolescent Maturation (FAM) Study, where healthy Asian and White adolescents were selected from the Kaiser Permanente database. Participants’ mothers completed a questionnaire on how they fed the FAM participants. Feeding patterns (breastfed yes/no, duration and type of feeding), birth information, parental education and mother's ethnicities were reported by participants’ mothers. Mother's ethnicity in percentage, as well as classification into Asian, White and Other categories were used for analyses. Birth weight was significantly different between the ethnic groups. Asians had the highest mean years of education and more Asians initiated breastfeeding at birth, though Whites breastfed for the longest duration. After controlling for parental education and mother's age at delivery, mother's education, birth weight and Other ethnicity were positively associated with breastfeeding duration. Gestational age was inversely associated with duration of breastfeeding (R 2 =27.8%). Further investigation is needed to understand how maternal ethnicity and education influence infant feeding practices. [Supported by USDA #9900700 & NIH/NCRR/RCMI Award# P20RR11091]