The Sociocultural Factors Underlying Latina Mothers' Infant Feeding Practices

• Main Authors: Ann M. Cheney (Author), Tanya Nieri (Author), Elizabeth Davis (Author), Joe Prologo (Author), Esmirna Valencia (Author), Ashaunta T. Anderson (Author), Keith Widaman (Author), Christina Reaves (Author), Greer Sullivan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In this study, we examined the sociocultural factors underlying infant feeding practices. We conducted four focus groups with 19 Latina mothers of children 0 to 2 years of age enrolled in Early Head Start programs in the United States over a 1-year period. We found these mothers considered both scie...