title: Breastfeeding among black mothers: evidence supporting the need for prenatal intervention.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify factors that might be targeted for intervention to increase breastfeeding among black mothers.
  
  
  METHODS
  Secondary analysis of the 1988 National Maternal Infant Health Survey.
  
  
  METHODS
  Black mothers (N = 5,142) from a nationally representative sample of mothers who had births in 1988.
  
  
  METHODS
  Breastfeeding rates
  
  
  RESULTS
  Factors associated with breastfeeding included a mother's plan to breastfeed; Women, Infants and Children (WIC) advice, or advice from a prenatal-care provider on breastfeeding; and discussion of breastfeeding practices at prenatal birth classes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results suggest that the prenatal period may be a critical time to influence a prospective black mother's decision to breastfeed her infant.
authors.affiliation: FDA, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Timbo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Altekruse
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Headrick
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Klontz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care; D015995:Prevalence; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States