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Presented by
Jennifer Beecroft
Undergraduate Nursing Student
College of Nursing
Objectives
After the presentation, participants will be
able to:
1. Articulate public health recommendations
and goals for breastfeeding among U.S.
women.
2. Describe the racial/ethnic differences in
rates of breastfeeding among U.S.
women.
3. Understand cultural perspectives on and
Public Health
Recommendations
South Carolina
Initiation,
% (95% CI)
6 months,
% (95% CI)
12 months,
% (95% CI)
187
76.7 (69.6-83.8)
46.4 (37.8--55.0)
21.8 (14.1-29.5)
White, nonHispanic
1,105
71.0 (67.7-74.3)
36.3 (33.0--39.6)
Black, nonHispanic
325
Hispanic
15.8 (13.4-18.2)
4.6 (2.1-7.1)
Study Methods
Study participants &
recruitment (Apr
June 2015)
Eligibility:
Self-identify as African
American or Black
18 years or older
Resident of South
Carolina
Pregnant
English-speaking
Recruited from
Palmetto Health
Womens Clinic
Survey
Self-administered
questionnaire (15
questions)
socio-demographics
maternal history
17-item Iowa Infant
Feeding Attitude Scale
(IIFAS)
Key Results
Socio-demographics
52% were between the
age of 18 and 24 years
old
88% were single/never
married and/or
cohabitating
92% were on Medicaid
74% were enrolled in WIC
Maternal history
56% had 2 children (incl.
pregnancy)
Key Results
No differences by # kids or
previous breastfeeding
history
Work
50% of women planned
to return to work
before/after 6 weeks
Nearly half of women
who were unemployed
planned to exclusively
formula feed
Both; 23%
Breast; 31%
Formula ; 46%
Conclusions
Attitudes toward breastfeeding do
not seem to be a clear indicator of
African American moms intentions
to breastfeed
Plans to breastfeed and use formula
was a common choice among our
sample
Questions???
Tisha Felder, PhD, MSW
Assistant Professor
College of Nursing &
Cancer Prevention and
Control Program, Arnold
School of Public Health
Phone: 803-777-9830
Email:
feldert@mailbox.sc.edu
Phone: 803-777-2806
Email:
jrivers@mailbox.sc.edu