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

摘要

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 breastfeeding before hospital discharge on each side of the US-Mexico border and within the border region.