A survey of infant feeding practices reveals that many of the current government recommendations are not being adopted by parents. Jane Morgan and Jacqueline Stordy describe the study findings. The publication of the 1994 Coma report on infant weaning should provide a timely opportunity for health visitors to take the initiative in educating and informing parents on good infant feeding practices, they suggest.
An apparent decline in breastfeeding rates motivated health visiting staff within Hillingdon Community Health Trust to undertake a research project on infant feeding practice. Margaret Buckell and Rosemary Thompson describe a study to measure intent to breastfeed, breastfeeding initiation rates and feeding outcomes in two contrasting areas of Hillingdon, an outer London borough, and to identify areas for further work to improve breastfeeding levels.
Women's decisions whether to breastfeed are influenced by a number of powerful factors, not least of which are poverty, class and ethnic culture. Breastfeeding rates are falling overall, yet some ethnic minority groups have higher rates than the white UK population. Bernard Ineichen discusses the issues, and proposes some strategies for action.
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