Populations with lower rates of breastfeeding : Populations ayant de faibles taux d'allaitement : résumé des conclusions

Overweight women (with a BMI of 25.0 to 29.9) had a lower breastfeeding rate of 60.3% and obese women (with a BMI of 30 and greater) had the lowest breastfeeding rate of 53.1% at discharge (BORN, 2012/13). [...] It was also found that the two quartiles of neighbourhoods with the lowest rates of unemployment had the highest rate of exclusive breastfeeding (65.1% and 65.3%). [...] It was found that the quartiles of neighbourhoods with lower proportion of immigrants had higher rate of exclusive breastfeeding (65.2%, 67.1%, and 65.2%), while the quartile with the highest proportion of immigrants had the lowest rate of exclusive breastfeeding (55.2%). [...] The quartiles of neighbourhoods with lower proportion of visible minority residents had the higher rate of exclusive breastfeeding (65.2%, 66.7%, and 65.9%), while the quartile of neighbourhoods with the highest proportion of visible minorities had the lowest rate of exclusive breastfeeding (55.5%) (BORN, 2012/13). [...] Populations with Lower Rates of Breastfeeding: A Summary of Findings 16 Barriers to Breastfeeding The key informant interviews with service providers (January, 2014) identified the challenges faced by populations with lower rates of breastfeeding in relation to breastfeeding in general, as well as to breastfeeding initiation, exclusivity and duration.