The journal Breastfeeding Medicine is offering two weeks of free online access to these three new articles, all touching on themes of women's attitudes towards infant feeding and predictors of infant feeding decisions. I found the last one to be the most thought-provoking, because of the finding that "comfort with formula feeding" was so highly predictive of intention. I would love to see more research exploring what that means to women, and how it plays out in infant feeding decisions. If you have a chance to read through these, I'd love to hear your thoughts!
Early Exclusive Breastfeeding and Maternal Attitudes Towards Infant Feeding in a Population of New Mothers in San Francisco, California
Authored By: J.M. Wojcicki, R. Gugig, C. Tran, S. Kathiravan, K. Holbrook, and M.B. Heyman
What Do Pregnant Low-Income Women Say About Breastfeeding?
Authored By: A. Alexander, D. Dowling, and L. Furman
Comfort with the Idea of Formula Feeding Helps Explain Ethnic Disparity in Breastfeeding Intentions Among Expectant First-Time Mothers
Authored By: L.A. Nommsen-Rivers, C.J. Chantry, R.J. Cohen, and K.G. Dewey
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