Publications by authors named "Carolyn Morrisey"
Objectives: Southeast Arkansas is a primarily rural, low-income area with low breastfeeding rates. Given the demonstrated positive impacts of breastfeeding on a variety of health indicators, it is important to understand and counteract this situation.
Methods: We reviewed the medical records of 1,260 women who delivered infants at the only major hospital in southeastern Arkansas between February 1997 and January 1998 to determine the rate of breastfeeding initiation and to assess associated factors.