The ‘healthy immigrant effect’: breastfeeding behaviour in Ireland

Nolan, Alexis; Layte, Richard

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“…Twelve of the included studies were qualitative (Castaldo, Mirisola, Costanzo, & Marrone, ; Fabiyi, Peacock, Hebert‐Beirne, & Handler, ; Gallegos et al, ; Hill, Hunt, & Hyrkäs, ; Hufton & Raven, ; Ingram, Cann, Peacock, & Potter, ; Kolanen, Valimaki, & Vehvilainen‐Julkunen, ; Steinman et al, ; Textor et al, ; Twamley et al, ; Tyler et al, ; Wandel et al, ), and 23 were quantitative studies (Brick & Nolan, ; Bulk‐Bunschoten, Pasker‐de Jong, van Wouwe, & de Groot, ; Busck‐Rasmussen, Villadsen, Norsker, Mortensen, & Andersen, ; de Hoog, van Eijsden, Stronks, Gemke, & Vrijkotte, ; Dennis et al, ; Farchi, Asole, Chapin, & Di Lallo, ; Fawzi et al, ; Goel, House, & Shanks, ; Grewal, Andersen, Sellen, Mosdol, & Torheim, ; Griffiths, Tate, & Dezateux, , ; Jones & Belsey, ; Kelly, Watt, & Nazroo, ; Meftuh, Tapsoba, & Lamounier, ; Merewood et al, ; Moore, Nanthagopan, Hammond, Milligan, & Goff, ; Neault et al, ; Nolan & Layte, ; Parker et al, ; Rio et al, ; Rubin, Inbar, & Rishpon, ; Treuherz, Cullinan, & Saunders, ; Wallby & Hjern, ). Ten studies were conducted in the United Kingdom (Goel et al, ; Griffiths et al, , ; Hufton & Raven, ; Ingram et al, ; Jones & Belsey, ; Kelly et al, ; Moore et al, ; Treuherz et al, ; Twamley et al, ); eight in the United States (Fabiyi et al, ; Hill et al, ; Meftuh et al, ; Merewood et al, ; Neault et al, ; Parker et al, ; Steinman et al, ; Textor et al, ); three in Australia (Gallegos et al, ; Tyler et al, ); two each ...…”

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“…The majority of the participants under study were immigrant mothers from Somalia (Grewal et al, ; Hill et al, ; Ingram et al, ; Kolanen et al, ; Steinman et al, ; Textor et al, ; Wandel et al, ), Ethiopia (Meftuh et al, ; Rubin et al, ), and Morocco (Bulk‐Bunschoten et al, ; Busck‐Rasmussen et al, ; de Hoog et al, ). One study included African mothers from Burundi, Congo, Liberia, and Sierra Leone (Gallegos et al, ), whereas other studies (Brick & Nolan, ; Castaldo et al, ; Dennis et al, ; Fabiyi et al, ; Farchi et al, ; Fawzi et al, ; Goel et al, ; Griffiths et al, , ; Hufton & Raven, ; Jones & Belsey, ; Kelly et al, ; Merewood et al, ; Moore et al, ; Neault et al, ; Nolan & Layte, ; Parker et al, ; Rio et al, ; Treuherz et al, ; Twamley et al, ; Wallby & Hjern, ) described the study population as Africans or Black Africans, without specifying which African country the mothers included in the study originated from.…”

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“…Twenty‐eight studies reported on breastfeeding practices (Brick & Nolan, ; Bulk‐Bunschoten et al, ; Busck‐Rasmussen et al, ; Castaldo et al, ; de Hoog et al, ; Fabiyi et al, ; Farchi et al, ; Fawzi et al, ; Gallegos et al, ; Goel et al, ; Grewal et al, ; Griffiths et al, , ; Hufton & Raven, ; Ingram et al, ; Jones & Belsey, ; Kelly et al, ; Kolanen et al, ; Meftuh et al, ; Merewood et al, ; Moore et al, ; Neault et al, ; Nolan & Layte, ; Parker et al, ; Rio et al, ; Steinman et al, ; Twamley et al, ; Wandel et al, ). Due to the variability in reporting across studies, it was not possible to pool quantitative data into a meta‐analysis.…”

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Breastfeeding beliefs and experiences of African immigrant mothers in high‐income countries: A systematic review

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Maternal & Child Nutrition

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Breastfeeding provides optimal nutrition for the healthy growth of infants and is associated with reduced risks of infectious diseases, child and adult obesity, type 2 diabetes, and other chronic diseases. Migration has been shown to influence breastfeeding especially among migrants from low‐and‐middle‐income countries. This mixed‐methods systematic review aimed to identify, synthesise, and appraise the international literature on the breastfeeding knowledge and experiences of African immigrant mothers residing in high‐income countries. MEDLINE, CINAHL, Embase, PsychINFO, Scopus, and Web of Knowledge databases were searched from their inception to February 2019. Grey literature, reference, and citation searches were carried out and relevant journals hand‐searched. Data extraction and quality assessment were independently carried out by two reviewers. An integrated mixed‐methods approach adopting elements of framework synthesis was used to synthesise findings. The initial searches recovered 8,841 papers, and 35 studies were included in the review. Five concepts emerged from the data: (a) breastfeeding practices, showing that 90% of African mothers initiated breastfeeding; (b) knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes, which were mostly positive but included a desire for bigger babies; (c) influence of socio‐demographic, economic, and cultural factors, leading to early supplementation; (d) support system influencing breastfeeding rates and duration; and (e) perception of health professionals who struggled to offer support due to culture and language barriers. African immigrant mothers were positive about breastfeeding and willing to adopt best practice but faced challenges with cultural beliefs and lifestyle changes after migration. African mothers may benefit from more tailored support and information to improve exclusive breastfeeding rates.

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Breastfeeding beliefs and experiences of African immigrant mothers in high‐income countries: A systematic review

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Maternal & Child Nutrition

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“…38.6% (Begley et al, 2008). A 'healthy immigrant effect'higher breastfeeding initiation among immigrants-has been reported in Ireland (Nolan & Layte, 2015). However, it appears that, over time, the more favourable behaviours of immigrant mothers tend to decline to native levels and immigrants become acculturated to their new environment (Nolan & Layte, 2015).…”

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Malnutrition in women and children in Bangladesh is one of the highest in the world with 33% of <5 children underweight and 36% stunted (NIPORT 2014). Imbalanced diet and inappropriate feeding practices are the major determinants of child undernutrition. Poverty, low income, and price hikes restrict poor families from accessing sufficient and diversified nutritious foods, which leads to their food and nutrition insecurity (Ghose 2014). To generate positive impacts on nutritional outcomes, agricultural interventions require more focus on nutrition and need to be linked to nutrition specific interventions (Haselow et al 2016). Improving homestead fruit and vegetable production integrating with enhanced communications about nutrition would lead to improved dietary diversity and nutritional status of children (Mulmi 2017). Combining agriculture with behaviour change communication and nutrition-sensitive interventions would improve diet and feeding quality to reduce child undernutrition. Such integrated intervention requires rigorous design and implementation strategy to generate an impact.This study aims to assess the feasibility and acceptability of an intervention package that combines nutrition-specific (nutrition counselling) and nutrition-sensitive (counselling and support for agriculture, and unconditional cash transfers) delivered on a mobile phone platform for improving maternal and child feeding behaviours among low-income families in rural Bangladesh. We conducted a mixed-methods feasibility study. The intervention included counselling on homestead gardening techniques and infant feeding by agriculture and nutrition workers using smartphone apps. Women received weekly individual counselling at home and group counselling fortnightly. Each participating woman received an unconditional monthly incentive of BDT 1200 cash transfer through a mobile banking system called bKash. The intervention took place for 6 months. We collected data through in-depth interviews and a cross sectional surveys of the participants and their family members.The women were interested in both agriculture and nutrition counselling and understood the messages clearly.They established homestead garden of seasonal vegetables successfully that included preparing beds, planting seedlings, nurturing the plans, and harvesting. Seasonal rainfall and damage by hens and ducks were major challenges but most of the families were able to find a solution. Most of the women preferred to consume own produced vegetables and spending the cash provided on purchasing nutritious foods such as fruits, egg, and milk for their children as advised in the counselling. The project implementation staff and the bKash agent did not report any difficulties in using the mobile banking system for cash transfer. Combining nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions is a feasible and acceptable approach to the community to improve maternal and infant feeding practices. Using mobile phone technologies can provide additional benefit for the intervention to rea...

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“…While there is extensive evidence of ethnic/racial variation in breastfeeding practices (9,7,6,10,12), only some argue these differences are explained by culture 1 . (8,11,16,17) Those studies usually compare immigrants versus natives outcomes, which are affected by migration shocks and selection bias.…”

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Essays on Culture and Early Childhood

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The ‘healthy immigrant effect’: breastfeeding behaviour in Ireland

Abstract: The decline in breastfeeding behaviour among immigrants to Ireland with length of time since migration highlights the need for appropriate interventions aimed at countering the particular negative attitudes to breastfeeding that are observed in Irish society.

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Breastfeeding beliefs and experiences of African immigrant mothers in high‐income countries: A systematic review

Breastfeeding beliefs and experiences of African immigrant mothers in high‐income countries: A systematic review

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