Breastfeeding practices in Northeast China in 2008 and 2018: cross-sectional surveys to explore determinants over a decade

• Published in: International breastfeeding journal Vol. 18; no. 1; p. 25
• Main Authors: Zhou, Qianling, Feng, Xing Lin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 02.05.2023; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Birth weight; Breast Feeding; Breast milk; Breastfeeding; Breastfeeding & lactation; Cesarean Section; Child; Children & youth; China; Cross-Sectional Studies; Data collection; Determinant; Early initiation of breastfeeding; Ethnicity; Female; Food; Health services; Households; Humans; Infant; Infants; Mothers; Northeast China; Nutrition; Polls & surveys; Postpartum period; Pregnancy; Prevalence; Public health; Regression analysis; State Medicine; Surveys; Urban areas; Variables; China; Jilin China; Northeast China; Prevalence; Breastfeeding; Early initiation of breastfeeding; Determinant

This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence and determinants of breastfeeding in 2008 and 2018, respectively, in Northeast China, where health service efficiency is at the lowest national level and regional data on breastfeeding are lacking. The influence of early initiation of breastfeed...