Sources and Acceptance of Infant-Feeding Advice Among Low-Income Women Export

@article{citeulike:5973499, abstract = {The purpose of this study is to identify sources and acceptability of infant-feeding advice among participants in the US-based Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Focus groups are used to identify sources of infant-feeding advice and factors that contribute to acceptance of or resistance to that advice among 65 WICeligible mothers (34 English speaking and 31 Spanish speaking). The mothers primarily rely on experienced family and friends for advice and frequently use their own intuition to find solutions that work to solve real or perceived infant-feeding problems. Professional advice is perceived as credible when caregivers exhibit characteristics similar to those of experienced family and friends: confidence, empathy, respect, and calm. Using this information, it may be possible for WIC staff to make programmatic modifications to increase their ability to promote optimal infant-feeding behaviors in this population, thereby contributing to the reduction in the prevalence of childhood overweight. J Hum Lact. 25(2):163-172. 10.1177/0890334408329438}, author = {Heinig, M. Jane and Ishii, Kara D. and Banuelos, Jennifer L. and Campbell, Elizabeth and O'Loughlin, Colleen and Vera Becerra, Luz E.}, citeulike-article-id = {5973499}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0890334408329438}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://jhl.sagepub.com/content/25/2/163.abstract}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://jhl.sagepub.com/content/25/2/163.full.pdf}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19136396}, citeulike-linkout-4 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=19136396}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1177/0890334408329438}, journal = {J Hum Lact}, keywords = {class, income, programme, public\_health\_issues, support}, month = {May}, number = {2}, pages = {163--172}, posted-at = {2009-10-20 11:02:22}, priority = {4}, title = {Sources and Acceptance of Infant-Feeding Advice Among Low-Income Women}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0890334408329438}, volume = {25}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5973499 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5973499 N2 - The purpose of this study is to identify sources and acceptability of infant-feeding advice among participants in the US-based Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Focus groups are used to identify sources of infant-feeding advice and factors that contribute to acceptance of or resistance to that advice among 65 WICeligible mothers (34 English speaking and 31 Spanish speaking). The mothers primarily rely on experienced family and friends for advice and frequently use their own intuition to find solutions that work to solve real or perceived infant-feeding problems. Professional advice is perceived as credible when caregivers exhibit characteristics similar to those of experienced family and friends: confidence, empathy, respect, and calm. Using this information, it may be possible for WIC staff to make programmatic modifications to increase their ability to promote optimal infant-feeding behaviors in this population, thereby contributing to the reduction in the prevalence of childhood overweight. J Hum Lact. 25(2):163-172. 10.1177/0890334408329438 IS - 2 JF - J Hum Lact EP - 172 TI - Sources and Acceptance of Infant-Feeding Advice Among Low-Income Women VL - 25 SP - 163 KW - class KW - income KW - programme KW - public_health_issues KW - support AU - Heinig, Jane AU - Ishii, Kara AU - Banuelos, Jennifer AU - Campbell, Elizabeth AU - O'Loughlin, Colleen AU - Vera Becerra, Luz PY - 2009/05/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0890334408329438 ER -