Abstract
A survey was used to explore the relationship between English speaking versus non-English speaking backgrounds (NESB) and functional status after childbirth. Women were recruited (n=132) from a culturally diverse population and allocated to sub-groups based on their dominant language background. All had experienced an uncomplicated pregnancy, delivery and delivered a healthy infants between 37 and 42 weeks gestation. Mothers were contacted while attending maternal child health centres and surveyed at 6 weeks post delivery using the Inventory Of Functional Status After Childbirth ( Fawcett, Tulman, & Myers, 1988). Functional status scores were not significantly different based on dominant language background, however significantly fewer women of NESB (X 2=7.03, df 1, p=0.02) breast fed their infant.
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