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The Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
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ISSN: 1606-0997 EISSN: 1606-0997
Vol. 28, No. 2, 2010, pp. 189-198
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Bioline Code: hn10025
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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The Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, Vol. 28, No. 2, 2010, pp. 189-198
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Breastfeeding Practice in Zhejiang Province, PR China, in the Context of Melamine-Contaminated Formula Milk
Qiu, Liqian; Binns, Colin W.; Zhao, Yun; Lee, Andy H. & Xie, Xing
Abstract
A prospective cohort study of 1,520 mothers from Zhejiang province of China was undertaken to determine
the duration of breastfeeding and associated factors during the first six months postpartum. Most
(95.3%) mothers had introduced complementary foods by six months, making them at risk from contaminated
infant formula. The mean duration of ‘any breastfeeding’ was greater than 180 days but only 48 days
for ‘exclusive breastfeeding’. Factors relating to cessation of any breastfeeding were maternal age, timing
of the breastfeeding decision, admission of the infant to a special-care nursery, return of the mother to
work, the early introduction of water and/or other complementary foods, and their location of residence.
The introduction of infant formula before three months was positively associated with the late decision to
breastfeed, births in city, and infants being given a prelacteal feed. To combat the melamine disaster, strategies
to improve the duration of breastfeeding must be developed taking these factors into account.
Keywords
Breastfeeding; Cohort studies; Disasters; Exclusive breastfeeding; Melamine; Melamine disasters; Prospective studies; China
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