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JOURNAL OF HUMAN LACTATION
Volume 26, Issue 2, Pages 118-129Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/0890334409352854
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breastfeeding initiation; ethnicity; WIC; United States
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Research has noted a rural disadvantage in breastfeeding initiation; however, most previous research has been based on nonrepresentative samples and has been limited in its ability to compare racial/ethnic differences in breastfeeding initiation based on residential location. This research fills this gap by examining a nationally representative sample of births using the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort (ECLS-B) to explore associations between rural-urban residence and maternal race/ethnicity on breastfeeding initiation. Results indicate that associations observed for rural-urban breastfeeding initiation differ based on maternal race/ethnicity and poverty status. These patterns likely reflect differences in economic resources, work environments, and social support among rural minority postpartum women. J Hum Lact. 26(2):118-129.
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