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July 1989, Vol 143, No. 7 >
Article | July 1989

Breast-feeding Pattern Among Indochinese Immigrants in Northern California FREE

Eunice Romero-Gwynn, PhD
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Accepted for publication February 24, 1989.

Reprint requests to Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, CA 95616 (Dr Romero-Gwynn).


Am J Dis Child. 1989;143(7):804-808. doi:10.1001/archpedi.1989.02150190054020.
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• A sharp decline in the rate of breast-feeding was documented among Indochinese mothers who migrated from Cambodia and Laos to a city in northern California. While 97.0% of the mothers breast-fed their last infant born in Indochina, only 26.1% and 22.4%, respectively, breast-fed their first and last infant born in the United States. Furthermore, only 3.8% of the mothers who were pregnant at the time of the study intended to breast-feed. The duration of breast-feeding decreased from an average of 20.4 months for the last infant born in Indochina to 8.7 months for the last infant born in the United States. After controlling for several sociodemographic variables, only formula samples distributed at hospital discharge had a significant association with formula feeding (odds ratio, 2.02). However, data on intention to breast-feed suggested that a clear cause-and-effect relationship may not exist. Factors related to cultural traditions and acculturation are offered as possible explanations for the decline in breast-feeding. Breast-feeding education for mothers and training for health professionals is recommended.

(AJDC. 1989;143:804-808)

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Kocturk TO, Zetterstrom R.  Breastfeeding among Turkish mothers living in suburbs of Istanbul and Stockholm: a comparison . Acta Paediatr Scand . 1986;;75:216-221.
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Kokinos M, Dewey K.  Infant feeding practices of migrant Mexican-American families in Northern California . Ecol Food Nutr . 1984;;14:25-35.
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Statistical Package for Social Sciences . 2nd ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill International Book Co; 1986;: chap 18 -20.
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Martinez JA, Krieger FW.  1984 milk-feeding patterns in the United States . Pediatrics . 1985;;76:1004-1008.
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Manderson L, Mathews M.  Vietnamese attitudes toward maternal and infant health . Med J Aust . 1981;;24:69-72.
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Rajadhon PA.  Customs connected with the birth and rearing of children . In: Hart DV, Rajadhon PA, Coughlin RJ, eds. Southeast Asian Birth Customs: Three Studies in Human Reproduction . New Haven, Conn: HRAF Press; 1965;:115-205.

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References

1 +
Romero-Gwynn E: Family Well-Being, Fertility and Child Nutrition: A Comparative Study Between Migrant and Native Families in Guadalajara, Mexico. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University; 1977. PhD dissertation.
2 +
Sanjur D, Immink MDC, Burgos M.  Changes in dietary patterns and nutrient intake among migrant families in South Bronx , NY. Fed Proc . 1982;;41:533.
3 +
Immink MDC, Sanjur D, Burgos M.  Nutritional consequences of US migration patterns among Puerto Rican women . Fed Proc . 1982;; 41:533.
4 +
Evans N, Walpole IR, Qureshi MU, Memon MH, Everley JHW.  Lack of breast-feeding and early weaning in infants of Asian immigrants to Wolverhampton . Arch Dis Child . 1976;;51:608-612.
5 +
Goel KM, House F, Shanks RA.  Infant feeding practices among immigrants in Glasgow . Br Med J . 1978;;2:1181-1183.
6 +
Jivani SKM.  The practice of infant feeding among Asian immigrants . Arch Dis Child . 1978;;83:69-73.
7 +
Kocturk TO, Zetterstrom R.  Breastfeeding among Turkish mothers living in suburbs of Istanbul and Stockholm: a comparison . Acta Paediatr Scand . 1986;;75:216-221.
8 +
Mathews M, Manderson L.  Infant feeding practices and lactation diets amongst Vietnamese immigrants . Aust Paediatr J . 1980;;16:263-266.
9 +
Kokinos M, Dewey K.  Infant feeding practices of migrant Mexican-American families in Northern California . Ecol Food Nutr . 1984;;14:25-35.
10 +
Reynolds B, Hitchcock NE, Coveney J.  A longitudinal study of Vietnamese children born in Australia: infant feeding, growth in infancy and after five years . Nutr Res . 1988;;8:593-603.
11 +
Engleman L.  Stepwise logististic regression . In: Dixon WJ, Brown MB, Engleman L, et al, eds. BMDP Statistical Software . Berkeley, Calif: University of California Press; 1985;.
12 +
Freedman D Jr. Applied Categorical Data Analysis . New York, NY: Marcel Dekker Inc; 1987;.
13 +
Statistical Package for Social Sciences . 2nd ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill International Book Co; 1986;: chap 18 -20.
14 +
Martinez JA, Krieger FW.  1984 milk-feeding patterns in the United States . Pediatrics . 1985;;76:1004-1008.
15 +
Manderson L, Mathews M.  Vietnamese attitudes toward maternal and infant health . Med J Aust . 1981;;24:69-72.
16 +
Rajadhon PA.  Customs connected with the birth and rearing of children . In: Hart DV, Rajadhon PA, Coughlin RJ, eds. Southeast Asian Birth Customs: Three Studies in Human Reproduction . New Haven, Conn: HRAF Press; 1965;:115-205.

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