Breast-feeding initiation and exclusive breast-feeding in rural Vietnam

Duong, Dat; Binns, Colin; Lee, Andy H.

doi:10.1079/phn2004609

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“…Similar to our study, Ludvigsson reported that women who had received breastfeeding information from health care personnel avoided prelacteal food to a greater extent in Bolivia (16). Duong et al reported that if a baby was fed colostrum after delivery, the likelihood for him/her to be exclusively breast-fed was substantially higher (17). Beginning life with colostrum as the first food protects against many infections and extends the duration of breastfeeding, also exclusive breastfeeding.…”

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Evaluation of Breastfeeding in a Baby-friendly City, Çorum, Turkey

Erkul¹,

Yalçin²,

Kiliç³

2010

Cent Eur J Public Health

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SUMMARYÇorum is one of the Baby-Friendly Cities in Turkey since 2004. For optimum initiation and continuing of breastfeeding, not only educating the mothers about breast milk and breastfeeding is enough but also social support systems including family support is very important. The aim of this study was to evaluate the breast feeding status and the effect of lactation counseling support (LCS) on breastfeeding and social support in a Baby-Friendly City. In a cross-sectional study, a questionnaire was administered to 800 mothers of infants between 2-24 months admitted to government and private hospitals and government health facilities in urban part, towns and villages of Çorum for any reason, between February 2006 and February 2007. Mothers' and fathers' age and education level, the type of family, the sex and the order of children, the type of birth, the infants' birth weights, planned pregnancy did not affect the participation of LCS. Mothers who gave colostrum as the first food had more frequently taken LCS than mothers who gave prelacteal foods (p<0.01). The percentage of LCS in mothers who knew the expression of breast milk and didn't give bottle feeding was higher compared to others (respectively; p<0.01, p=0.05). Mothers supported from husbands, sisters and mothersin-law participated more frequently (p<0.05) in LCS than unsupported mothers. LCS is very important for mothers to develop correct attitudes and behavior about breastfeeding and family collaboration. Further regional studies should be done to follow the changes in breastfeeding status, to detect the local problems and to arrange special training programmes.

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Evaluation of Breastfeeding in a Baby-friendly City, Çorum, Turkey

Erkul¹,

Yalçin²,

Kiliç³

2010

Cent Eur J Public Health

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“…The study also highlighted that breastfeeding practice is multifactorial in nature 16 . Previous studies have reported the influence of maternal mothers on the breast-feeding decision of the mother 14,25 . Studies from the UK and Australia have reported the influence of the father on initiation of breast-feeding and exclusive breast-feeding 20,22 .…”

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Breast-feeding initiation and determinants of exclusive breast-feeding – a questionnaire survey in an urban population of western Nepal

Joshi

Binu

et al. 2007

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: To assess rates of initiation of breast-feeding and exclusive breast-feeding within 2 months after delivery and to determine the factors influencing exclusive breast-feeding. Design: A health worker-administered questionnaire survey was carried out during the time period 1 August-30 September 2005. Setting: Immunisation clinics of Pokhara, a submetropolitan city in western Nepal. Subjects: Three hundred and eighty-five mothers who had delivered a child within the previous 2 months. Results: The rates of initiation within 1 h and within 24 h of delivery were 72.7 and 84.4%, respectively. Within 2 months after delivery, exclusive breast-feeding was practised by 82.3% of the mothers. Breast milk/colostrum was given as the first feed to 332 (86.2%) babies but 17.2% of them were either given expressed breast milk or were put to the breast of another lactating mother. Pre-lacteal feeds were given to 14% of the babies. The common pre-lacteal feeds given were formula feeds (6.2%), sugar water (5.9%) and cow's milk (2.8%). Complementary feeds were introduced by 12.7% of the mothers. By logistic regression analysis, friends' feeding practices, type of delivery and baby's first feed were the factors influencing exclusive breast-feeding practice of the mothers. Conclusions: Despite the higher rates of initiation and exclusive breast-feeding, practices such as pre-lacteal feeds and premature introduction of complementary feeds are of great concern in this urban population. There is a need for promotion of good breast-feeding practices among expectant mothers and also the community, especially the families, taking into account the local traditions and customs.

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“…Some mothers in developing countries avoid colostrum feeding on the basis of traditional or cultural beliefs that range from viewing it as having no nutritional value, seeing it as harmful to the infant's health (making the baby sick or even causing death) or seeing it as 'bad luck' for the family [14][15][16][17]. Some women may specify no reason for avoiding colostrum other than tradition [18,19].…”

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