Breast Feeding Attitudes and Practices Among Adolescents

Authors

Mary Jo Baisch, Teen Pregnancy Service of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County Medical Complex,Follow
Robert A. Fox, Marquette UniversityFollow
Barbara D. Goldberg, Teen Pregnancy Service of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County Medical Complex,Follow

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

5 p.

Publication Date

1989

Publisher

Elsevier

Source Publication

Journal of Adolescent Health

Source ISSN

1054-139X

Abstract

Breast-feeding attitudes of 128 low-income, pregnant adolescents were assessed using a questionnaire developed for this population. Teens who had been breast-fed as infants had more positive attitudes than bottle-led teens (p < 0.002); no differences in attitudes were found by race or age. Pregnant teens who planned to breast-feed their infants had higher attitude scores than those who planned to bottle feed or who were uncertain (p < 0.001). Of the sample, 32.4% subsequently brest-fed their baby; these teen mothers had more positive attitude scores than the teen mothers who bottle fed (p < 0.001). The prenatal infant feeding plans of these pregnant teens were significantly related to their postnatal feeding practices (p < 0.001). Selected implications of these data for health care professionals are discussed.

Comments

Journal of Adolescent Health Care, Vol. 10, No. 1 (1989): 41-45. DOI: 10.1016/0197-0070(89)90046-6. © Elsevier 1989.

Recommended Citation

Baisch, Mary Jo; Fox, Robert A.; and Goldberg, Barbara D., "Breast Feeding Attitudes and Practices Among Adolescents" (1989). College of Education Faculty Research and Publications. 189.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/edu_fac/189