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Rates of breastfeeding and exposure to socio-economic adversity amongst children with intellectual disability

Gore, Nick J., Emerson, E., Brady, S. (2015) Rates of breastfeeding and exposure to socio-economic adversity amongst children with intellectual disability. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 39 (1). pp. 12-19. ISSN 0891-4222. (doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2014.12.028) (KAR id:47070)

Abstract

Children with intellectual disability are at increased risk of experiencing poor health relative to their typically developing peers. Previous research indicates that exposure to socio-economic disadvantage contributes towards this disparity but that additional factors (including parenting practices) may be involved in mediating/moderating pathways. This study examined duration of breastfeeding amongst children with and without intellectual disability by a secondary analysis of data from the UK Millennium Cohort Study. Children with intellectual disability were significantly less likely to have been ever breastfed; breastfed exclusively or at all at 3 months or breastfed at all at 6 months relative to children without intellectual disability. None of these differences remained significant when other psycho-social risk factors for reduced breastfeeding were controlled for. The study adds to both the sparse literature on breastfeeding practices amongst families of children with intellectual disability and research demonstrating relationships between socio-economic disadvantage and wellbeing for children with intellectual disability.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1016/j.ridd.2014.12.028
Uncontrolled keywords: Breastfeeding; Intellectual disability; Socio-economic
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions: Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research
Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research > Tizard
Depositing User: Jo Ruffels
Date Deposited: 05 Feb 2015 12:11 UTC
Last Modified: 09 Dec 2022 06:34 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/47070 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Gore, Nick J..

Creator's ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1086-7647
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Brady, S..

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