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Infant feeding in Queensland, Australia: Long-term trends

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  • Siskind, V.
  • Del Mar, C.
  • Schofield, F.

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Infant feeding practices were retrospectively ascertained in a random cohort of parous women (mean age 54.8 years) from Brisbane, Australia. Reported proportions of infants who were ever breast-fed fell from around 90% before 1960 to around 70% in the early 1970s, with some subsequent increase. Similar but stronger trends were reported in proportions of infants breast- but not bottle-fed. Few maternal characteristics were associated with feeding practices, but women with more education appear to have led both the early retreat from and the later return to breast-feeding.

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  • Siskind, V. & Del Mar, C. & Schofield, F., 1993. "Infant feeding in Queensland, Australia: Long-term trends," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 83(1), pages 103-106.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:1993:83:1:103-106_9
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    1. Paul Bouvier & André Rougemont, 1998. "Breast-feeding in Geneva: Prevalence, duration and determinants," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 43(3), pages 116-123, May.
    2. Smith, Julie P., 1999. "Human milk supply in Australia," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 24(1), pages 71-91, February.

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