Familial sources of encouragement and breast-feeding practices among women participating in the US Special Supplemental Nutrition Programme for Women, Infants and Children.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore how sources of familial encouragement are associated with breast-feeding initiation and duration among a national sample participating in the US Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).

Design

This study uses the 2013-2015 WIC Infant and Toddler Feeding Practices Study 2 (WIC ITFPS-2) data. Breast-feeding initiation was measured at the first month, while duration was derived from a composite of the first 13 months. The analysis used logistic and linear regression to explore the association between encouragement sources and breast-feeding outcomes.

Setting

A nationally representative sample of WIC participants in the USA.

Participants

WIC participants who completed the 13-month interview of the WIC ITFPS

SUBMITTER: Channell Doig A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10478043 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature