Acculturation and Breastfeeding Among Hispanic American Women: A Systematic Review

Bigman, Galya; Wilkinson, Anna V.; Pérez, Adriana; Homedes, Núria

doi:10.1007/s10995-018-2584-0

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“…The finding that African-American women and U.S.-born Hispanic women tend to have the worst outcomes is consistent throughout the literature [18],[19]. Research has document that high-acculturated Hispanic women are less likely to intend to or breastfeed their newborn, compared with low-acculturated Hispanic women [23]. One possible explanation for this is that African-American, U.S.-born Hispanic, and immigrant Hispanic women tend to share low-income status; however, immigrant Hispanic women also tend to stay at home instead of joining the labor force, which makes it easier to have time to breastfeed.…”

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“…Alternatively, Wouk et al [22] suggest Hispanic women tend to have low rates of breastfeeding, but did not examine differences among subgroups. Some studies have demonstrated that examining this relationship by subgroups of Hispanic populations is important because certain groups have different behaviors based on immigrant status or country of origin [16],[23].…”

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Associations between breastfeeding duration and overweight/obese among children aged 5–10: a focus on racial/ethnic disparities in California

Vazquez

Cubbin

2019

AIMS Public Health

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Research on the association between breastfeeding and childhood obesity and research on racial/ethnic differences in breastfeeding both show inconsistencies. The current study examines: 1) whether immigrant Hispanic women have higher rates of breastfeeding compared to non-Hispanic (three separate groups: African-American, Asian/Pacific Islander, and White) and U.S.-born Hispanic women; 2) whether children who were breastfed are less likely to be overweight/obese compared to children who were not breastfed; and 3) whether associations between breastfeeding and weight status vary by race/ethnicity/nativity. The study builds on prior literature using representative data from the Geographic Research On Wellbeing study (GROW, 2012–2013) and focusing on ages 5–10 years, an age group that has not been well studied (N = 2675 mother/child dyads). Logistic regression was used to investigate the odds of child obesity (≥95th%) and child overweight (≥85th%) in a series of models: unadjusted (each variable individually), demographic (child's sex, child's age, mother's age, mother's race/ethnicity, and mother's marital status), socioeconomic status (mother's education and family income), and full model (mother's BMI); with breastfeeding included in all models. Interactions between race/ethnicity and breastfeeding duration were also examined. African-American (9.54%) and white (32.8%) women had the lowest and highest rates of ever breastfeeding, respectively. White women breastfed the longest (M = 10.52 months, SE = 0.028) and U.S.-born Hispanic women breastfed the shortest (M = 7.05 months, SE = 0.41), on average. Children of African-American and U.S.-born Hispanic mothers had higher odds of being overweight/obese (74–75%) compared with children of white mothers. No associations were found between breastfeeding duration and child's weight status in adjusted models, nor was there a significant interaction between mother's race/ethnicity and breastfeeding duration on child's weight status; however, mother's own weight status was a significant driver of child's weight status and explained the racial/ethnic disparities. These results provide evidence in favor of there being no association between breastfeeding and childhood obesity.

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Associations between breastfeeding duration and overweight/obese among children aged 5–10: a focus on racial/ethnic disparities in California

Vazquez

Cubbin

2019

AIMS Public Health

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“…In our experience the rate of women with PGDM who intended to BF ranges from 66 to 79% [11,26]. Like others, we noted that intention to BF and prior BF experience are strong predictors of exclusive or partial BF at discharge from the hospital [8,11,26,27,[42][43][44][45]. Unfortunately, the rate of women healthy or otherwise who do not intend to BF remained consistent [11,16,26,27].…”

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Int J Women's Health Wellness

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Background: Interpregnancy intervals (IPI) have been related to adverse perinatal outcomes, however, correlation between IPI and BF initiation among women with pregestational diabetes (PGDM) have not been described. Objective: To determine associations of short (< 18 months), intermediate (18-59 months) and long (≥ 60 months) IPI with intention to breastfeed (BF) and with exclusive BF, partial BF or formula feeding (FF) at discharge. Methods: Retrospective cohort study of 205 women with PGDM who delivered (2013-2018) at ≥ 34 weeks GA. IPI was calculated as months elapsed between a live birth (previous) and the start of the pregnancy of the next live birth (subsequent). Results: IPI distribution was 34% short, 42% intermediate and 24% long. Short as compared to long IPI included more type 1 women (41 vs. 18%), younger women (31 vs. 34y), fewer BMI kg/m 2 ≥ 35 (46 vs. 64%) and more NICU admissions (26 vs. 2%). Prior BF experience was similar among the groups (short 63%, intermediate 59% and long IPI 54%). Intention to BF was similar for short and intermediate IPI (67 & 65%) and lower for long IPI (44%). At discharge comparing short vs. long IPI, exclusive BF was higher (37 vs. 18%), partial BF was similar (36 vs. 28%) and FF was lower (27 vs. 54%). Conclusions: Among women with PGDM, short IPI is associated with exclusive BF at discharge while long IPI was associated with lower intention to BF, lower rate of exclusive BF and higher rate of FF at discharge. IPI outside recommended guidelines affect perinatal outcomes and increase the risk for BF initiation failure.

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“…Immigrant Hispanic and black women were more likely to report breastfeeding cessation because the infant lost interest. Nonnative populations tend to have higher breastfeeding initiation and duration rates, as immigrant women may come from countries where breastfeeding is the norm. Previous work has suggested that women's country of education, more so than country of origin, may be an important determinant of breastfeeding discontinuation among Latina women .…”

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Racial and Ethnic Differences in Reasons for Breastfeeding Cessation Among Women Participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children

Gallo

Kogan

Kitsantas

2019

J Midwife Womens Health

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Introduction Breastfeeding rates among women participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) are lower compared with those of nonparticipants. The objective of this study was to assess racial and ethnic differences in self‐reported reasons for breastfeeding cessation during the first year postpartum. Methods This was a secondary analysis of data from women participating in the WIC Infant and Toddler Feeding Practices Study‐2. Women specified reasons that influenced their decision to stop breastfeeding during telephone interviews between 1 and 13 months postpartum. Logistic regression models for each racial and ethnic group explored the effects of sociodemographic variables on each reason. Results The sample for this analysis included 4095 women (34.1% non‐Hispanic white, 25.5% non‐Hispanic black, and 40.4% Hispanic). Across all race and ethnic groups, food security status was a predictor of some but not all reasons for breastfeeding cessation. Compared with their counterparts who were food secure, white women with low food security and black women with very low food security were more likely (odds ratio [OR], 1.86; 95% CI, 1.04‐3.35 and OR, 1.86; 95% CI, 1.19‐2.90, respectively) to stop breastfeeding because they wanted or needed someone else to feed their infants. Hispanic women with very low food security were more likely to stop breastfeeding because they felt they did not have enough milk. Compared with their multiparous counterparts, primiparous black and white women were almost twice as likely to stop breastfeeding because of trouble sucking or latching. Hispanic and black women born outside the United States had significantly higher odds of breastfeeding cessation because of the infant losing interest compared with US‐born women. Education and marital status significantly predicted reasons for breastfeeding cessation among Hispanic and white women. Discussion Among women participating in WIC, food security, parity, country of birth, education, and marital status were significant predictors of reasons for breastfeeding cessation across racial and /ethnic groups. Incorporating these findings in education, counseling, and interventions may help overcome breastfeeding barriers.

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Acculturation and Breastfeeding Among Hispanic American Women: A Systematic Review

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Associations between breastfeeding duration and overweight/obese among children aged 5–10: a focus on racial/ethnic disparities in California

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