Attempted Breastfeeding Before Hospital Discharge on Both Sides of the US-Mexico Border, 2005: The Brownsville-Matamoros Sister City Project for Women's Health

• Main Authors: Brian C. Castrucci, MA (Author), Leticia E. Piña Carrizales, MD (Author), Denise V. D'Angelo, MPH (Author), Jill A. McDonald, PhD (Author), Hillary Foulkes, MPH (Author), Indu B. Ahluwalia, PhD (Author), Ginger L. Gossman, PhD (Author), Juan Acuña, MD, MSc (Author), Tracy Erickson, RD, LD (Author), Kathy Clatanoff, RN, MSN (Author), Kayan Lewis, PhD (Author), Gita Mirchandani, PhD, MPH (Author), Brian Smith, MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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IntroductionThe US-Mexico border region has a growing population and limited health care infrastructure. Preventive health behaviors such as breastfeeding ease the burden on this region's health care system by reducing morbidity and health care costs. We examined correlates of attempted breastf...