Independent predictors of breastfeeding intention in a disadvantaged population of pregnant women.

"Competing interests None declared"

"AcknowledgmentsThe study was performed with the financial support of the Health Promotion Department, Greater Glasgow Health Board. We are grateful to the following for their advice and assistance: Drs P Hanlon, C Tannahill and their colleagues at GGHB;Professor F. Cockburn, Professor L. Weaver and Dr Turner of the University of Glasgow's Department of Child Health; Mrs P Maxwell, Mrs J Warren, Mrs J Britten and Dr Tappin of the PEACH Unit; Professor C Dungy of the University of Iowa's Department of Pediatrics; the staff of Easterhouse and Drumchapel health centres; the staff of the Queen Mothers and Glasgow Royal Maternity Hospitals; and especially to the mothers and helpers, without whom the study would not have been possible."