An Evaluation of a Perinatal Education and Support Program to Increase Breastfeeding in a Chinese American Community
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Introduction In 2015, a community health center implemented a multipronged, Chinese language, health education initiative to increase breastfeeding. Perinatal education, hospital visits after delivery, and postpartum support were implemented to provide informational and emotional support. This study evaluates the impact of the breastfeeding program for Chinese American women. Methods This is a quasi-experimental study to assess the change in any and exclusive breastfeeding at 4-6 weeks postpartum. A difference-in-differences regression analysis was used to determine change in breastfeeding attributable to the program at an intervention site after adjusting for change in a control site during the same period. Change in breastfeeding was also examined by sociodemographic characteristics. Results A total of 1475 women who received perinatal care at two community center sites in 2014 and 2016 were included in the study. Within the women who received the intervention, any breastfeeding increased by 24 percentage points to 71% and exclusive breastfeeding increased by 13 percentage points to 27%. After adjusting for the change in the control group during the same period, the increases in any and exclusive breastfeeding attributable to the program were 17 (p Conclusions A bilingual and bicultural breastfeeding program incorporated into routine pregnancy care at an intervention site experienced increases in both any and exclusive breastfeeding, even after adjusting for changes in brea…
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In New York City, Asian American mothers of Chinese ethnicity were the least likely to breastfeed.
“Researchers have found that in New York City, Asian American mothers were most likely to supplement with formula, and Asian American mothers of Chinese ethnicity were least likely to breastfeed (Lau et al., 2021; Nguyen et al., 2017).”
From Infant Feeding Practices and Social Support Networks Among Immigrant Chinese American Mothers With Economic Disadvantage in New York City (2023) · cites this paper as Lau et al., 2021
In New York City, Asian American mothers were the group most likely to supplement with formula.
“Researchers have found that in New York City, Asian American mothers were most likely to supplement with formula, and Asian American mothers of Chinese ethnicity were least likely to breastfeed (Lau et al., 2021; Nguyen et al., 2017).”
From Infant Feeding Practices and Social Support Networks Among Immigrant Chinese American Mothers With Economic Disadvantage in New York City (2023) · cites this paper as Lau et al., 2021
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- Authors
- Lau, J. D., Zhu, Y., & Vora, S.
- Affiliations
- Center for Inherited Blood Disorders (US)
- Corresponding author
- Lau, Jennifer D.
- Venue
- Maternal and Child Health Journal
- Published
- 2020-11-16
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 214-220
- ISSN
- 1092-7875 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-6628
- OpenAlex
- W3101196647
- Cited by
- 7
- References
- 20
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2
- FWCI
- 0.54
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Maternal and Child Health Journal (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- W.K. Kellogg Foundation
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Infant Nutrition and Health
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare
- Keywords
- breastfeeding promotion, exclusive breastfeeding, Chinese American women, perinatal education, postpartum support, bilingual health education, community health centers, language barriers, Medicaid, primiparous women, New York City
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Asian, Breast Feeding, Community Health Centers, Counseling, Female, Health Education, Health Promotion, Humans, Mothers, New York City, Patient Education as Topic, Pregnancy, Program Evaluation, Postpartum Period
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