Insufficient milk supply among black and white breast-feeding mothers.
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether ethnicity is associated with insufficient milk supply (IMS) among breast-feeding mothers. A major reason reported by mothers for early termination or introduction of formula and/or solids is insufficient milk. A retrospective survey was conducted among 42 black and 148 white breast-feeding mothers participating in the WIC program in a midwestern state. The results suggested that: (1) the incidence of IMS was similar for black and white mothers; (2) controlling for education, black mothers initiated breast-feeding later and stopped sooner; IMS mothers fed less frequently and for shorter periods; and (3) controlling for education, there were no ethnic differences in the determinants or indicators of IMS.
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College of Nursing, University of Illinois, Rock Island 61201.
Aldag
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D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000208:ethnology*; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007774:Lactation / Q000208:ethnology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012494:Sampling Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D044465:White People