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Prev Chronic Dis
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Castrucci, Brian C ; Piña Carrizales, Leticia E ; D'Angelo, Denise V ; McDonald, Jill A ; Acuña, Juan ; ... More +
Castrucci, Brian C ; Piña Carrizales, Leticia E ; D'Angelo, Denise V ; McDonald, Jill A ; Acuña, Juan ; Foulkes, Hillary ; Gossman, Ginger L ; Clatanoff, Kathy ; Lewis, Kayan ; Mirchandani, Gita ; Ahluwalia, Indu B. ; Erickson, Tracy ; Smith, Brian Less -
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Introduction

The US-Mexico border region has a growing population and limited health care infrastructure. Preventive health behaviors such as breastfeeding ease the burden on this region's health care system by reducing morbidity and health care costs. We examined correlates of attempted breastfeeding before hospital discharge on each side of the US-Mexico border and within the border region.

Methods

The cross-sectional study included women who delivered a live infant in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico (n = 489), and Cameron County, Texas (n = 457), which includes Brownsville, Texas. We interviewed women before hospital discharge from August 21 through November 9, 2005. We used multivariate logistic regression to estimate the odds of attempted breastfeeding before hospital discharge in Cameron County, Texas, the municipality of Matamoros, Mexico, and the 2 communities combined.

Results

Prevalence of attempted breastfeeding before hospital discharge was 81.9% in Matamoros compared with 63.7% in Cameron County. After adjusting for potential confounders, the odds of attempted breastfeeding before hospital discharge were 90% higher in Matamoros than in Cameron County (adjusted odds ratio [AOR], 1.93; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.31-2.84 for the combined model). In the 2 communities combined, odds of attempted breastfeeding before hospital discharge were higher among women who had a vaginal delivery than among women who had a cesarean delivery (AOR, 1.98; 95% CI, 1.43-2.75) and were lower among women who delivered infants with a low birth weight than among women who delivered infants with a normal birth weight (AOR, 0.26; 95% CI, 0.15-0.44).

Conclusion

The rate of attempted breastfeeding in Matamoros was significantly higher than in Cameron County. Additional breastfeeding support and messages on the US side of the US-Mexico border are needed.


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Adult
Breast Feeding
Female
Health Policy
Hospitals
Humans
Original Research
Parturition
Postnatal Care
Pregnancy
Prenatal Care
Social Support
Women's Health Services

Source:
Prev Chronic Dis. 2008; 5(4).
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Mexico ; Texas
Mexico ; Texas Less -
Collection(s):
Preventing Chronic Disease
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