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Comparison of influences on breastfeeding initiation of firstborn children, 1960-69 vs 1970-79

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This study compares the determinants of breastfeeding initiation of firstborn children in two periods, 1960-69 and 1970-79, using data on 782 women from the RAND Health Insurance Experiment. The 1960-69 period covers the end of the decline in breastfeeding rates in the U.S.; the 1970-79 period was one of rapid resurgence in those rates. Different combinations of sociodemographic and birth-specific variables are significant in each period. The effects of race and administration of painkiller on breastfeeding changed significantly between periods. However, increased interest in health-promoting behavior is responsible for most of the upward pressure on breastfeeding rates over the period studied.

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  • Starbird, Ellen H., 1991. "Comparison of influences on breastfeeding initiation of firstborn children, 1960-69 vs 1970-79," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 33(5), pages 627-634, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:33:y:1991:i:5:p:627-634
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    1. Helen J. Lee & Irma T. Elo & Kelly F. McCollum & Jennifer F. Culhane, 2009. "Racial/Ethnic Differences in Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration Among Low‐Income Inner‐City Mothers," Social Science Quarterly, Southwestern Social Science Association, vol. 90(5), pages 1251-1271, December.

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