Non-maternal nursing in the muslim community: A health perspective review

AlHreashy, Fouzia Abdulaziz

doi:10.4103/jcn.jcn_55_18

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“…Wet-nursing is also a practice, especially in rural areas in Turkey, when the mother cannot breastfeed for any reason (Yılmaz et al, 2018). However, due to the increase in formula use, there has been a decrease in the rate of wet nursing (AlHreashy, 2018). In studies in various provinces of Turkey, researchers have shown that the incidence of wet-nursing of infants was 5.2%–12.5% (Ekşioğlu et al, 2015; Ergin & Uzun, 2018; Yılmaz et al, 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The questionnaire was created based on the clinical experience of the researchers and the issues highlighted by researchers in previous studies and assessed by professionals in the field (AlHreashy, 2018; Alnakshabandi & Fiester, 2016; Demarchis et al, 2017; Ekşioğlu et al, 2015; Ergin & Uzun, 2018; Kul Uçtu & Özerdoğan, 2017; Ozdemir et al, 2015). The questionnaire (see Supplemental Material) consisted of 22 questions including eight closed-ended questions examining sociodemographic and obstetric characteristics including age, educational status, delivery type, and the infant’s need for intensive care in the postpartum period; eight closed-ended questions examining the women’s beliefs and attitudes about wet-nursing and donor milk banking; and six statements about donor milk banking, requiring the marking of one of the options of true, false, or indecisive.…”

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Turkish Women’s Beliefs Concerning Human Milk Banking

2021

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Background: A donor milk bank provides an alternative source of human milk for mothers who cannot breastfeed or provide their own milk. Although wet-nursing is a common practice, there is currently no donor milk bank in Turkey. Research Aims: The aims of our study were (1) to determine the knowledge and opinions of Turkish women in regard to donor milk banking; and (2) to raise awareness of donor milk banking. Methods: This was a prospective cross-sectional descriptive study, in which the data were collected with an online survey consisting of 22 questions. The link to the online survey was distributed through the social media accounts of the researchers, with a statement inviting women aged 18–64, who were literate and actively using social media, to participate in the survey. There were 648 female participants. Results: Of those who responded to the questionnaire, 54.1% had not previously given birth, and 54.2% had heard about donor milk banks before. The implementation of donor milk banks in Turkey was desired by 56.4% of the participants, and 50.8% of the participants considered donating their milk. It was determined that the reasons why the women did not want to benefit from donor milk banks were the risk of disease transmission to the baby and the possibility of their child marrying his or her milk sibling in the future. Conclusion: It appears that Turkish women lack information about donor milk banking. We recommend public awareness activities to be organized concerning donor milk banking.

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Turkish Women’s Beliefs Concerning Human Milk Banking

2021

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“…Islamic milk kinship is an ancient belief and practice that still has cultural currency among Muslim families worldwide (Clarke, 2007; El-Khuffash & Unger, 2012; Ozdemir et al, 2015). According to traditional Islamic belief, kinship ties are created when an infant receives milk from someone other than their own mother (AlHreashy, 2018; Thorley, 2014). Milk kinships are often formed deliberately to forge socially constructed kinship ties to biologically unrelated families (Saari & Mohd Yusof, 2015).…”

Section: Trends Within Social Sciences Research On Human Milk Exchangementioning

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“…These reasons include that many banks pool milk from multiple donors prior to pasteurization and dispensing; the anonymity of pooled milk and the lack of information regarding contributions from a single donor introduce a moral and ethical dilemma for parents of babies who might be fed B-HM (al-Naqeeb, Azab, Eliwa, & Mohammed, 2000; Ghaly, 2012; Shah, 1994; Thorley, 2014). Direct HME with a known donor or donors facilitates documentation of the origin of human milk and the relationships created by its consumption (AlHreashy, 2018; El-Khuffash & Unger, 2012; Gribble, 2014a; Hsu et al, 2012; Ozdemir et al, 2015; Thorley, 2012). In the United Kingdom, the HMB community has worked with the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) to offer advice to healthcare providers, families, and religious leaders (Williams et al, 2016).…”

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Current Trends in Research on Human Milk Exchange for Infant Feeding

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Breastfeeding is critical for the healthy growth and development of infants. A diverse range of infant-feeding methods are used around the world today. Many methods involve feeding infants with expressed human milk obtained through human milk exchange. Human milk exchange includes human milk banking, human milk sharing, and markets in which human milk may be purchased or sold by individuals or commercial entities. In this review, we examine peer-reviewed scholarly literature pertaining to human milk exchange in the social sciences and basic human milk sciences. We also examine current position and policy statements for human milk sharing. Our review highlights areas in need of future research. This review is a valuable resource for healthcare professionals and others who provide evidence-based care to families about infant feeding.

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“…Religious teachings are reported as valuable sources of motivation that promote breastfeeding in this group of women. [6][7][8][9][10] Although Muslim Arab mothers are motivated to breastfeed from religious teaching, they often lack the knowledge of exclusive breastfeeding practices or hold cultural myths that hinder successful breastfeeding. [11][12][13] For example, prelacteal feeding (eg, water, sugar water, salt solution, crushed dates, artificial milk, animal milk, yogurt, gripe water, herbal tea, and black tea) is given for the first three days after delivery based on the belief that it cleanses the bowels of the newborn until the mother produces "white" milk.…”

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Breastfeeding Practices and Associated Factors among Immigrant Muslim Arab Women Living in a Metropolitan Area of the Southwest of United States

Khasawneh,

Ahmed,

Petrov

et al. 2023

Clin Med Insights Pediatr

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Background: Muslim Arab immigrants are a fast-growing, under-studied, and underserved minority population in the United States. Little is known about breastfeeding practices in this population. objectives: The objective of this study was to describe infant feeding practices and factors associated with these practices among immigrant Muslim Arab women. design: A nonexperimental-one group, cross-sectional, descriptive, prospective design was used to identify infant feeding practices among immigrant Muslim Arab women. methods: A convenience sample of one hundred sixteen immigrant Muslim Arab women with at least one child five years or younger was recruited from a large metropolitan area in the Southwestern region. Participants completed the social ecological model of health promotion self-reported questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were performed to identify infant feeding practices and logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with these practices. results: Immigrant Muslim Arab mothers demonstrate high breastfeeding initiation rates (99.2%) and lengthy breastfeeding duration ( M = 11.86, SD = 8.04), but low rates of exclusive breastfeeding at six months (21.6%). The most frequent reasons for early termination of breastfeeding were perceived insufficient milk (44.4%), child was still hungry after breastfeeding (37.5%), and the belief that the child was old enough to stop breastfeeding (32.9%). conclusion: Development of educational interventions are needed to improve breastfeeding exclusivity and raise women’s awareness of the importance of exclusive breastfeeding. Healthcare providers should help women gain confidence in their ability to produce enough milk to successfully continue breastfeeding.

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Non-maternal nursing in the muslim community: A health perspective review

Cited by 12 publications

References 9 publications

Turkish Women’s Beliefs Concerning Human Milk Banking

Turkish Women’s Beliefs Concerning Human Milk Banking

Current Trends in Research on Human Milk Exchange for Infant Feeding

Breastfeeding Practices and Associated Factors among Immigrant Muslim Arab Women Living in a Metropolitan Area of the Southwest of United States

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