Associations of in-hospital postpartum feeding experiences with exclusive breastfeeding practices among infants in rural Sichuan, China
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Ann M. Weber; Yian Guo; Evelyn Zhang; Susan Gruber; Alexis Medina; Huan Zhou; Gary L. Darmstadt
- Source
- International Breastfeeding Journal, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2023)
- Subject
- Exclusive breastfeeding
Infant and young child feeding
Infant formula
Rural China
Baby-friendly hospitals
Public health policy
Pediatrics
RJ1-570
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1746-4358
Abstract Background In rural China, exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) prevalence is low and hospitals often fail to attain baby-friendly feeding objectives, such as ≥ 75% of newborns exclusively breastfed from birth to discharge. Empirical evidence for the impact of increased hospital compliance with recommended feeding guidelines on continued EBF in rural China is lacking. We sought to measure and model the association of newborns’ in-hospital feeding experiences with EBF practice in infancy to inform policies for EBF promotion. Methods Data were cross-sectional from 785 caregivers of infants