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Determinants of infant feeding practices in a low socio-economic area: identifying environmental barriers to breastfeeding

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dc.contributor.authorMcIntyre, E.
dc.contributor.authorHiller, J.
dc.contributor.authorTurnbull, D.
dc.date.issued1999
dc.description.abstract<h4>Objective</h4>To identify environmental barriers to breastfeeding.<h4>Method</h4>Focus groups were conducted with young women, parents-to-be, mothers, fathers and grandmothers in 1996 in northern Adelaide, South Australia (a low socio-economic area).<h4>Results</h4>Seven focus groups (4-8 participants per group) were conducted. Breastfeeding was seen as being embarrassing to do in public, and not possible to combine with paid employment. While fathers were not supportive of their partners breastfeeding in public, health professionals were seen as strong advocates of breastfeeding. Bottle feeding was perceived to be more convenient for the mother, more acceptable in public but not as good as breastfeeding for the baby.<h4>Conclusion</h4>An environmental that enables women to breastfeed is far from being achieved in this low socio-economic area, particularly in relation to breastfeeding in public.<h4>Implications</h4>Breastfeeding promotion should have a public health focus, concentrating on creating a supportive breastfeeding environment through a multi strategy approach aimed not just at mothers but also at the community.
dc.identifier.citationAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 1999; 23(2):207-209
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1467-842X.1999.tb01238.x
dc.identifier.issn1326-0200
dc.identifier.issn1753-6405
dc.identifier.orcidHiller, J. [0000-0002-8532-4033]
dc.identifier.orcidTurnbull, D. [0000-0002-7116-7073]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/4035
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPUBLIC HEALTH ASSOC AUSTRALIA INC
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-842x.1999.tb01238.x
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectBottle Feeding
dc.subjectData Collection
dc.subjectFocus Groups
dc.subjectHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
dc.subjectHealth Education
dc.subjectBreast Feeding
dc.subjectSocial Environment
dc.subjectPoverty
dc.subjectSocioeconomic Factors
dc.subjectAdolescent
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectInfant
dc.subjectInfant, Newborn
dc.subjectWomen, Working
dc.subjectSouth Australia
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectChild Nutrition Sciences
dc.subjectInfant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
dc.titleDeterminants of infant feeding practices in a low socio-economic area: identifying environmental barriers to breastfeeding
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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