Title: The Influence of Maternal Health care on the Prevalence and Duration of Breastfeeding in Rural Mexico
Abstract:This paper provides evidence that contacts with different elements of the health care system have sharply divergent effects on both the initiation and continuation of breastfeeding. In this paper anal...This paper provides evidence that contacts with different elements of the health care system have sharply divergent effects on both the initiation and continuation of breastfeeding. In this paper analysis of data from a 1981 survey reveals that breastfeeding in rural Mexico is negatively associated with the use of modern maternal care in the respondents community. Although delivery in either private or public institutions appears to have a strong negative effect on initiation shorter duration was more strongly associated with the prevalence of private deliveries. The effect of the use of public maternal health care on duration appears to work through its positive influence on the adoption of a modern contraceptive method. The results of this multivariate analysis are supported by those of a survey of health care providers. In comparison with traditional birth attendants physicians and nurses are less supportive of prolonged breastfeeding and are less likely to recognize its contraceptive effect. They also favor suspension when the mother takes oral contraceptives or surprisingly when the child develops diarrhea. (authors)Read More
Publication Year: 1987
Publication Date: 1987-11-01
Language: en
Type: article
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