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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
Wendy Shields, MPH, Population and Family Health Services, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, 612 Colorado Ave, Baltimore, MD 21210, 410-464-1822, wshields@jhsph.edu, Adam Wolfberg, MD, MPH, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brihham and Womens's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, and Jessica Bienstock, MD, MPH, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins University, 601 North Wolfe Street, 228 Phipps Building, Baltimore, MD 21287.
This study was conducted in Baltimore City. Couples were recruited during the second trimester. Intervention fathers attend a two-hour class on baby care and breastfeeding promotion. Control fathers attend a class on baby care only. Baseline breastfeeding initiation rates for our population were 25% - Well below the Healthy People 2010 goal of 75%. We aimed to increase rates of breastfeeding initiation and duration by providing an interactive breastfeeding promotion class for expectant fathers. Sixty fathers attended our classes prenatally and were randomized into and intervention breastfeeding promotion class or a control baby care class. Descriptive statistics will be presented on the characteristics of study participants. Breastfeeding initiation and duration rates will be presented for both groups. Results of a breastfeeding knowledge assessment test for fathers will be presented. Several previous studies have acknowledged the importance of the father's opinion and support regarding a woman's decision to breastfeed. The purpose of this randomized pilot study was to assess whether the fathers' participation in a breastfeeding promotion course prenatally would increase rates of breastfeeding initiation and duration.
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Keywords: Breast Feeding,
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.