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Maternal Country of Birth Differences in Breastfeeding at Hospital Discharge in Ireland
The Economic and Social Review
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Maternal Country of Birth Differences in Breastfeeding at Hospital Discharge in Ireland
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Brick, Aoife
Nolan, Anne |
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maternity; breastfeeding; hospital;Ireland
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| Description |
In 2010, 46 per cent of Irish-born mothers were breastfeeding at hospital discharge, in comparison with 84 per cent of non-Irish-born mothers. Using data from the Irish National Perinatal Reporting System, we find that maternal country of birth is a large and highly significant predictor of breastfeeding at hospital discharge in Ireland over the period 2004-2010. Furthermore, we find that most of the difference in breastfeeding rates between Irish-born and non-Irish-born mothers is unexplained, i.e., not due to differences in observable characteristics. Our findings suggest that there are strong cultural/attitudinal differences in breastfeeding behaviour between Irish-born and non-Irish-born mothers.
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The Economic and Social Review
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2014-12-11
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article |
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application/pdf
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http://www.esr.ie/article/view/226
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The Economic and Social Review; Vol 45, No 4, Winter (2014); 455-484
0012-9984 |
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eng
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http://www.esr.ie/article/view/226/95
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Copyright (c) 2015 The Economic and Social Review
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