Very few lowincome moms meet 
breastfeeding 
recommendations

EAST LANSING, Mich. - Less than 2 
percent of low-income mothers met 
breastfeeding recommendations in a 
recent study - a drastic decline compared with a more affluent population - and 
a lack of support and available resources appears to play a key role.
The research findings out of Michigan State University suggest in addition 
to raising overall awareness of breastfeeding, especially among women of 
lower socioeconomic status, physicians can play a role in removing barriers that 
prevent new mothers from breastfeeding.
The study, performed by College of Osteopathic Medicine student Jennifer 
Hanna and paediatrics professor Mari Douma, found just 1.8 percent of lowincome women who planned to breastfeed for 12 months reached that goal. 
By comparison, 50 percent of women from the more affluent population who 
planned to do so met their goal.
"Socioeconomic status clearly is an important factor contributing to mothers 
not meeting their own goals for breastfeeding duration," Hanna said. "But 
regardless of socioeconomic status, breastfeeding mothers need more support 
from their physicians to attain breastfeeding success."
The first step is continuing to raise awareness of the low rates, Hanna said, 
and that includes among physicians and nurses.
"In the past, the solution often was just to provide free formula to low-income 
mothers eligible for aid," she said. "Now there has been much more of a focus on 
providing information about breastfeeding to new mothers, rather than formula 
being the first option."
Source: HealthCanal 
http://www.healthcanal.com/pregnancy-childbirth/27591-Very-few-low-incomemoms-meet-breastfeeding-recommendations.html

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