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Unintentional pregnancy was associated with reduced intentions to breast feed

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.1.3.83

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    Dye TD, Wojtowycz MA, Aubry RH, et al.Unintended pregnancy and breast-feeding behavior.Am J Public Health1997 Oct;87:1709–11.OpenUrlPubMedWeb of Science

    Question Will women who have an unintentional (mistimed or unwanted) pregnancy be less likely to breast feed their children?

    Design

    Cohort of women who had a live birth.

    Setting

    23 hospitals with maternity units in 15 counties in central New York State, USA.

    Participants

    All women who had a live birth from 1 January 1995 to 31 July 1996 (n=33 757) were eligible and 27 700 (82%) women provided data on breast feeding status and intentions of pregnancy.

    Assessment of prognostic factors

    Women were interviewed before discharge from hospital using the {New York State Perinatal Data Systems interview protocol}**. The pregnancies were reported to be planned (n=19 604) or unintentional (n=8096). Unintentional pregnancies …

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    Footnotes

    • Source of funding: New York State Department of Health.

    • For article reprint: Dr T D Dye, Division of Public Health Practice, Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 324, Rochester, NY 14642, USA. Fax +1 716 756 7656.

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