You may be interested in a qualitative study I did for my masters thesis at
the University of Saskatchewan:  "Breastfeeding among economically
disadvantaged women: A descriptive study" (1993), which contains some
women's stories and some recommendations about breastfeeding promotion.  It
is available from the University of Sasktchewan library (I don't have any
copies left or on disk any more!)
Best wishes,

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> From:         Isabel Simard[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Reply To:     Health Promotion on the Internet
> Sent:         Tuesday, January 26, 1999 6:54 PM
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> Subject:      Re: In today's Toronto Star...
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> Indeed, childhood poverty is common in Canada: in 1987   1,114,000
> children under 16 years of age lived below the poverty line. The
> incidence is highest among children of single mothers, unemployed
> parents, Canadian native peoples and recent immigrants, particularly
> refugees. Compared with the national average, the infant mortality rate
> is twice as high, deaths from infectious diseases are 2.5 times more
> common, and accidental deaths are twice as common among children of
> low-income families. Other problems associated with poverty are iron
> deficiency anemia, dental caries, chronic ear infections, mental
> retardation, learning disabilities, poor physical and mental health
> associated with poverty in children by promoting a broad range of public
> policies.
> 
> These numbers come from The Canadian Medical Association Journal,1987.
> Sep 15;137(6):485-90.
> 
> I've been looking for Canadian statistics about infections among young
> children related to low-income, and presently it is hard to find. We
> want to study the decision and duration of breastfeeding among
> low-income women in the province in Quebec. We know that breastfeeding
> can reduce respiratory and gastrointestinal infections and also otitis
> and can permit to decrease the additional costs associated to health.
> Otitis can cost up to 660 millions $ per year in the United States.
> 
> It is now important to prove that infections and diseases appear more
> often in low-income families children. The results of the study will
> help us find a strategy to enhance breastfeeding amon low-income
> families. It will also help improve child health among poor families.
> 
> 
> Isabel Simard
> Université Laval
> Département des sciences des aliments et de nutrition
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