Literature review for - Flourish Paediatrics

Type of
study
Breastfee
ding
definition
s
Populatio
n/ study
informati
on
1995 National Health Survey Perth Infant Feeding
Study Mark 2 (PIFS II) 2002-3
Cross-sectional
Cohort
Breastfeeding was classified as ‘exclusive’ if the child did not consume infant formula,
cow’s milk, other milk substitutes or solid food on a regular basis. A child who was
regularly consuming large amounts of fruit juice, and also receiving other foods on an
irregular basis, would therefore have been classified as being exclusively breastfed.
The 1995 NHS was conducted on a multistage area sample of private dwellings and a
list sample of non-private dwellings in all States and Territories of Australia. The final
sample size was 21 787 households. For each child under the age of 4 years, a number
of questions relating to breastfeeding was asked to the parent. There were 3252
children under 4 years of age in the sample. Of these, 782 were under 1 year old, 818
were 1 year old, 856 were 2 year old and 796 were 3 year old.
Parents of children under 4 yrs were asked about that child’s feeding habits in the first
year of life.
Fully breastfed: receives breast milk
as the main source of nourishment, that
is, with or without water, water-based
drinks, fruit juice, or oral rehydration
solution, but does not receive any other
liquids (including breastmilk substitutes)
or solids.
Exclusively breastfed infants are those
who have had breastmilk alone, with the
exception of vitamins, mineral
supplements or medicines.
Partially breastfed infants who have
received breastmilk as well as other
fluids including breastmilk substitutes.
Sample included 587 eligible mothers of
healthy newborn infants (68% response
rate). Mothers delivered between mid-
September 2002 and mid-July 2003 at
two public hospitals in Perth.
mothers completed a questionnaire in
hospital about how they were feeding
their newborn. All participants were then
followed up by telephone to ascertain
how they were feeding their infants at
home at 4, 10, 16, 22, 32, 40 and 52 wk
postpartum.
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