Determinants of the Introduction of Prelacteal Feeds in the Maldives

Abstract

Health professionals need to distinguish between religious and cultural practices in order to develop appropriate health education programs to reduce the unnecessary use of early additional feeds. Understanding the barriers related to the initiation of breastfeeding after cesarean section is also important.

Protective effects of breastfeeding against acute respiratory tract infections and diarrhoea: Findings of a cohort study

“…Partial breastfeeding rates and predominant breastfeeding rates at 1 and 3 months are high in the Maldives compared with other Asian countries . Exclusive breastfeeding rate is very low due to early introduction of complementary foods.…”

“…Formula milk was introduced early by some mothers, having the perception that breastmilk alone is not sufficient for the infant. The early introduction of foods such as honey, carries a risk of Clostridium infection and giving other foods may change the nature of the human microbiome which is a crucial factor in determining obesity and chronic disease later in life …”

“…All the questionnaires were translated into Dhivehi, the national language in the Maldives and back translated to assess face validity. The demographic and breastfeeding questionnaire have been translated and used in previous studies in the Maldives …”

Predictors of breast milk substitute feeding among newborns in delivery facilities in urban Cambodia and Nepal

“…Marketing of BMS within the health care system undermines mothers' confidence in breastfeeding (Parry, Ip, Chau, Wu, & Tarrant, 2013) and has been observed across South and Southeast Asia even when national legislation is in place to limit it (Barennes, Slesak, Goyet, Aaron, & Srour, 2016;Durako, Diallo, Thompson, & Aronson, 2016a;Durako, Diallo, Thompson, & Aronson, 2016b;Hidayana et al, 2016;Sobel et al, 2011). Prior research has shown that early use of BMS for feeding of newborns can increase the likelihood of continued BMS use for infant feeding and contribute to early breastfeeding cessation (Onah et al, 2014;Patil et al, 2015;Raheem, Binns, Chih, & Sauer, 2014).…”

The Translation and Validation of the Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale into Turkish

“…[10][11][12][13][14] Anne sütü ile beslemenin sürdürülmesini etkileyen demogra k, biyolojik, psikolojik ve sosyal pek çok belirleyici faktör olmakla birlikte, yapılan çalışmalar annenin emzirmeye ilişkin tutumunun bebeğini besleme davranışı üzerinde önemli etkisi olduğunu bildirmektedir. [15][16][17] Özellikle olumsuz emzirme tutumuna sahip annelerde formül mama ya da ek besinlere başlama oranının arttığına dikkat çekilmektedir. [18][19][20] Ancak ülkemizde bebeğin beslenmesine ilişkin annenin tutumunu değerlendiren yeterli çalışma olmamasının yanı sıra uygun bir ölçüm aracı da bulunmamaktadır.…”