A study of contemporary family, social and cultural influences on first-time mothers' decisions about infant feeding and early parenting practices

当代家庭、社会和文化对初为人母的婴儿喂养和早期养育行为决定的影响的研究

• 批准号: LP0991564
• 负责人: Prof Virginia Schmied
• 金额: $ 4.42万
• 依托单位: Western Sydney University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage Projects
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2009-08-04 至 2012-08-03
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LP0991564
• 关键词: study; contemporary; family; social; cultural

Children who are never breastfed are more likely to experience respiratory infections, gastroenteritis, diabetes and as adults, high blood pressure, obesity and type-2 diabetes. This study of infant feeding decision-making in first-time mothers will inform strategies, grounded in the daily lives of women and families to assist mothers to breastfeed for longer particularly in communities where breastfeeding is not the norm. Increased support for breastfeeding women from family, community and health professionals is likely to reduce the distress reported by many new mothers. Strategic application of findings will lead to health gains from increased breastfeeding and translate into significant cost savings for the Australian health system.

从未母乳喂养的儿童更有可能患呼吸道感染、胃肠炎、糖尿病，成年后更有可能患高血压、肥胖和 2 型糖尿病。这项针对初次当妈妈的婴儿喂养决策的研究将为基于妇女和家庭日常生活的策略提供信息，以帮助母亲延长母乳喂养时间，特别是在母乳喂养不常见的社区。家庭、社区和卫生专业人员增加对母乳喂养妇女的支持可能会减少许多新妈妈所报告的痛苦。研究结果的战略应用将通过增加母乳喂养带来健康收益，并为澳大利亚卫生系统节省大量成本。