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How To... - Interpret Data - Case Studies -
Breastfeeding
When:
Is breastfeeding increasing or decreasing over time?
Although breastfeeding prevalences in the state WIC Program are below
the Healthy People 2010 target for the 2001 reporting year, it is
important to consider if the prevalence increased or decreased over time.
PedNSS Table 13C, Summary of Trends in Breastfeeding Indicators, is used
to compare the most recent calendar year of data to the previous calendar
year and it provides trends in breastfeeding prevalence over time. This
trend table includes data for all years available from the state WIC
program.
Sample: PedNSS Table 13C, Summary of Trends in Breastfeeding Indicators
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The prevalence of ever breastfed increased from 44.4%
in 2000 compared to 48.4% in 2001. |
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The prevalence of infants breastfed at 6 months was
17.5% in 2000 compared to 18.5% in 2001. |
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The prevalence of breastfed at 12 months was 12.5% in
2000 and 14.2% in 2001. |
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The first year of data available was 1984. |
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The prevalence of infants ever breastfed, breastfed at 6 months, and
breastfed at 12 months increased during the 10-years period from 1992
to 2001. However, the most rapid increase occurred among infants
ever breastfed and that increased from 25.7 to 48.4 percent during this
time period. The percentage increase or relative increase during this
time period is 88% ((48.4 minus 25.7)/25.7 = 0.88 x 100 = 88 %).
The relative increase of 88% in the
prevalence of infants ever breastfed between 1992 and 2001 is a large
increase that should be further examined to determine what
intervention programs or characteristics of the population may have
contributed to the improvement. |
The graph, derived from Table 13C, shows the rapid increase in the
percentage of infants ever breastfed and more gradual increase in
breastfed at 6 and 12 months between 1992 and 2001.
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Trends in the percentage of infants ever breastfed,
and breastfed at least 6 and 12 months
Year 2010 targets: increase the proportion of mothers who breastfeed
their babies a) in the early postpartum period to 75%, b) at 6 months to
50%, and c) at 1 year to 25%. |
When: Are breastfeeding prevalences increasing or decreasing over time?
There has been a large increase in ever breastfed prevalence over
the10-year period between 1992 and 2001. The relative increase during this
time period in prevalence of infants who were ever breastfed was 88%.
Gradual increases also occurred in breastfed at 6 months and breastfed 12
months.
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