dc.contributor.author | Brick, Aoife | |
dc.contributor.author | Nolan, Anne | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-05-15T13:52:49Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-05-15T13:52:49Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Brick, Aoife; Nolan, Anne. 'Maternal country of birth differences in breastfeeding at hospital discharge in Ireland'. - Economic & Social Review, Article in Press, Dublin: Economic & Social Research Institute | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0012-9984 | |
dc.identifier.other | JEL XXX | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2262/69212 | |
dc.description | Article in press | |
dc.description.abstract | 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. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | Economic & Social Studies | |
dc.source | Economic & Social Review | en |
dc.subject | breastfeeding | en |
dc.subject | motherhood | en |
dc.subject | perinatal care | en |
dc.subject | Ireland | en |
dc.title | Maternal country of birth differences in breastfeeding at hospital discharge in Ireland | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
dc.publisher.place | Dublin | en |
dc.rights.ecaccessrights | openAccess | |