Infant-feeding practices. Mothers' decision making.
Fifty-one primarily low-income, single, black mothers completed a questionnaire. More than one-half of the sample population reported that decisions about infant feeding were made by the end of the first trimester. Almost one-third of the mothers decided to breastfeed. Of that group, one-half supplemented breastfeeding with formula. More than one-half of the sample reported that external factors influenced their final decisions about infant feeding. More than one-half of the sample population reported that a nurse never discussed infant feeding with them. The role of nursing in infant-feeding decisions and patient teaching needs to be reevaluated.
D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D001903:Bottle Feeding; D001942:Breast Feeding; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First; D012847:Single Person / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires