The decision not to initiate breastfeeding--women's reasons, attitudes and influencing factors--a review of the literature.

Atchan, M; Foureur, M; Davis, D

The decision not to initiate breastfeeding--women's reasons, attitudes and influencing factors--a review of the literature.

Atchan, M Foureur, M

Davis, D

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Citation:: Breastfeeding review : professional publication of the Nursing Mothers' Association of Australia, 2011, 19 (2), pp. 9 - 17
Issue Date:: 2011-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Atchan, M	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Foureur, M https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0454-0165	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Davis, D https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2041-1064	en_US
dc.date.issued	2011-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Breastfeeding review : professional publication of the Nursing Mothers' Association of Australia, 2011, 19 (2), pp. 9 - 17	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0729-2759	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/22482
dc.description.abstract	Breastfeeding is the biological feeding norm for human babies. Encouraging breastfeeding is a primary health promotion strategy, with studies demonstrating the risks of artificial baby milks. Each year approximately 10% of the women who give birth in New South Wales decide not to initiate breastfeeding, and the demographic characteristics of this group of women have previously been identified. This paper reviews the literature to explore the factors that influence women's decisions about breastfeeding, and their reasons for not initiating breastfeeding. The review revealed there are relatively few studies that explore the experiences of women who decide not to initiate breastfeeding, especially in the Australian context.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Breastfeeding review : professional publication of the Nursing Mothers' Association of Australia	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Perinatal Care	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Maternal Behavior	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Mothers	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Decision Making	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Choice Behavior	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Health Education	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Breast Feeding	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Infant Welfare	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Socioeconomic Factors	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Adult	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Infant, Newborn	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Health Promotion	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	New South Wales	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Female	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Patient Education as Topic	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Young Adult	en_US
dc.title	The decision not to initiate breastfeeding--women's reasons, attitudes and influencing factors--a review of the literature.	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	2	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	19	en_US
utslib.for	1110 Nursing	en_US
utslib.for	1111 Nutrition and Dietetics	en_US
utslib.for	1117 Public Health and Health Services	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Midwifery
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHSP - Health Services and Practice
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Students
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pubs.issue	2	en_US
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pubs.volume	19	en_US

Abstract:

Breastfeeding is the biological feeding norm for human babies. Encouraging breastfeeding is a primary health promotion strategy, with studies demonstrating the risks of artificial baby milks. Each year approximately 10% of the women who give birth in New South Wales decide not to initiate breastfeeding, and the demographic characteristics of this group of women have previously been identified. This paper reviews the literature to explore the factors that influence women's decisions about breastfeeding, and their reasons for not initiating breastfeeding. The review revealed there are relatively few studies that explore the experiences of women who decide not to initiate breastfeeding, especially in the Australian context.

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