title: Breast-feeding in Perth: recent trends.
abstract: Analysis of breast-feeding data from the 1989-90 National Health Survey suggests that since peaking in the mid-1980s, breast-feeding initiation and duration rates have declined in Australia. Data from a recent prospective study of infant feeding practices among 556 women indicates that in Perth, at least, breast-feeding rates have remained relatively stable for the past nine years.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, WA.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Binns
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Aroni
mesh_terms: D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012923:Social Class; D013997:Time Factors; D014904:Western Australia