Maternal religion and breastfeeding intention and practice in the US Project Viva cohort.

Jonathan Yoan Bernard Sheryl L Rifas-Shiman Emmanuel Cohen Sandrine Lioret Blandine de Lauzon-Guillain Marie Aline Charles Michael S Kramer Emily Oken

Published in: Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) (2019)

Catholic women are more at risk to intend and practice exclusive formula feeding than women of other religious affiliations. Our findings may help health care practitioners adapt their breastfeeding promotion to the mother's religious affiliation.

Keyphrases

healthcare
primary care
pregnancy outcomes
polycystic ovary syndrome
quality improvement
preterm infants
cervical cancer screening
pregnant women
breast cancer risk
insulin resistance
human milk
metabolic syndrome
low birth weight
adipose tissue
weight gain