Racial/Ethnic Differences in Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration Among Low-Income Inner-City Mothers

Despite the promotion of breastfeeding as the "ideal" infant feeding method by health experts, breastfeeding continues to be less common among low-income and minority mothers than among other women. This article investigates how maternal sociodemographic and infant characteristics, household environment, and health behaviors are related to breastfeeding initiation and duration among low-income, inner-city mothers, with a specific focus on differences in breastfeeding behavior by race/ethnicity and nativity status. Copyright (c) 2009 by the Southwestern Social Science Association.