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Barriers to breastfeeding among African American adolescent mothers.

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The purpose of this study was to define the barriers to breastfeeding in the inner city African American adolescent mother. The study was conducted at Johnnie Ruth Clarke Health Center in St. Petersburg, Florida from October 1999 to February 2000. The ... (Full abstract text below)

Published 2002 Nov-Dec in Journal: Clin Pediatr (Phila) (Language : eng)

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1. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2002 Nov-Dec;41(9):669-73

Barriers to breastfeeding among African American adolescent mothers.

Brownell K, Hutton L, Hartman J, Dabrow S

Johnnie Ruth Clarke Health Center, St Petersburg, Florida, USA.

The purpose of this study was to define the barriers to breastfeeding in the inner city African American adolescent mother. The study was conducted at Johnnie Ruth Clarke Health Center in St. Petersburg, Florida from October 1999 to February 2000. The study population included 25 African American adolescent mothers between the ages of 15 and 21 years. The results indicate that these mothers possess adequate knowledge about the benefits of breast milk. The greatest barriers to breastfeeding included pain, embarrassment, and lack of interest. These concerns are appropriate given their developmental stage; however, interventions are necessary to address these issues.

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First Name	LastName	Initials
Kim	Brownell	K
Laurencia	Hutton	L
Jacqueline	Hartman	J
Sharon	Dabrow	S

Affiliation: Johnnie Ruth Clarke Health Center, St Petersburg, Florida, USA.

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