Promoting Breastfeeding: A National Responsibility

Baer, Edward C.

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“…A major breast‐feeding promotion campaign was launched in Jamaica in 1977 following the guidelines developed by the Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute (CFNI), and the regional office of the WHO/PAHO ( Baer 1981). It emphasized introduction of specific practices by health professionals that support early initiation of breast‐feeding.…”

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Breast‐feeding and weight change in newborns in Jamaica

Jolly¹,

Humphrey²,

Irons

et al. 2000

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This study was conducted to examine weight change of exclusively breast-fed infants during the first week and through the first 24 days of life, and to evaluate the effect of breast-feeding factors and maternal characteristics on early weight change in the infants. The weights of 21 infants were recorded on day 1 (day of birth), and on days 3, 7, 10, 17, and 24, and the data analysed to evaluate weight change over the period. Multiple regression analysis was used to assess whether birth weight as well as maternal and breast-feeding factors were significant predictors of weight on day 24. Nineteen of the 21 infants gained weight between days 1 and 3, and 20 infants gained weight between days 3 and 7. All infants gained weight over the 24-day period and their weights at day 7 and day 24 were significantly different (P < 0.05 and P < 0.01, respectively) from their birth weights. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that significant (P < 0.01) predictors of weight gain by day 24 included birth weight, mother's educational level, whether the baby cried before feeding, and length of feeding time periods. This is the first study of weight change in the early days and weeks of life of exclusively breast-fed newborn infants in Jamaica. The infants showed significant weight gain during the study period and weight gain was affected by certain maternal and breast-feeding factors.

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Breast‐feeding and weight change in newborns in Jamaica

Jolly¹,

Humphrey²,

Irons

et al. 2000

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“…The primary task then is to fin d ways to make breast-milk substitutes available to those who really need them, without implicitly or explicitly promoting their use fo r the whole population (Baer, 1981).…”

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“…O ther countries seek to control the use by enforcing the World Health Organization code (Baer, 1981). Currently there are three countries which have the Code in effect as law.…”

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“…In Papua New Guinea a health workers prescription is necessary for the purchase of a feeding bottle. Ghana and Jamaica restrict the im port of infant formula, and Algeria has nationalised its importation.O ther countries seek to control the use by enforcing the World Health Organization code (Baer, 1981). Currently there are three countries which have the Code in effect as law.…”

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Breastfeeding in South Africa: Social and cultural aspects and strategies for promotion

Thornton¹

1984

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Die voordele van borsvoeding word toenemend dwarsdeur die wêreld in wetenskaplike literatuur beklemtoon. Tydens swangerskap spreek meeste vroue ook die wens uit om te borsvoed. Daar moet vasgestel word wat vroue beinvloed om nie te borsvoed nie, of om borsvoeding vroeg in die postpartum tydperk te staak.Faktore wat borsvoeding beinvloed is ekonomiese faktore; advertensie en kommersiële druk: die voorbeeld van die hoër sosio-ekonomiese groep; veranderde waardes en statussimbole; wedywerende ideologië; te min m elk; kulturele voorkeur aan vet babas; beskikbaarheid van ondersteuning; invloed van gesondheidsvoorligting; hospitaalbeleid; gebrek aan hulp in die eerste kritieke dae en gebrek aan selfvertroue.Daar is 'n tendens weg van borsvoeding af met ernstige gesondheidsimplikasies en ons het derhalwe 'n verantwoordelikheid om borsvoeding te bevorder. Strategieë wat aangevoer word is onder meer navorsing; hulp vir die werkende vrou; beperkinge op die bevordering van melkformules; voorligting; opleiding van gesondheidspersoneel; veranderings in hospitaalroetines; 'n nasionale projek om borsvoeding te bevorder en 'n ondersteuningstelsel in subekonomiese gebiede. INTRODUCTIONEvery week from 5-10 new scientific papers on the topic of breast-feed ing are published (Jelliffe. 1983). Many of these emphasise the ad vantages of human milk over modi fied cow's milk. The increasing evi dence highlights the nutritional ad vantages, the immunological bene fits, the enhanced bonding between mother and infant, and the childspacing advantages of breast-feed ing. In developing countries these advantages can prove to be lifesaving.Although infant mortality figures for South Africa (especially Afri cans) are difficult to obtain, a review of statistics available from Local Authorities in the W estern Cape shows that two of the major causes of death are gastro-enteritis and respiratory infections. The inci dence of these infections is far lower among breast-fed infants. Ex perts agree that breast-feeding alone could have a significant effect on the infant mortality rate. Any perceived trends away from breast feeding, especially in sub-economic areas cause great consternation, and often provoke the question, Why aren't these women breastfeed ing ' ? Many studies have focused on when the mother makes her deci sion about how to feed her baby. It is interesting how many women ex press the wish, during the preg nancy to breast-feed. In a recent survey (Carter, 1984) the investiga tors found that 98,3% of pregnant women interviewed at Maternity Obstetric Units in Cape Town said they wanted to breast-feed their babies. Marina Petropulos of Fair Lady magazine, who receives ap p ro x im ately 1 000 le tte rs each month with questions on infant feeding, says that she is often struck by the strength o f womens' wishing to breast-feed.W hat happens to this desire to breast-feed? An interesting study c o n d u c te d a m o n g u r b a n Z u lu mothers revealed that 72% of the infants had commenced formula feeding at between one and five weeks of a...

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“…During the International Year of the Child, 1979, health care workers in many countries made brastfeeding a priority issue (Baer, 1981;Myres, 1981; WHO, 1979). Subsequently a few surveys or studies of breastfeeding incidence and duration have been reported (Fieldhouse, 1984;Martin & Monk, 1983;McNally et a!., 1985).…”

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Patterns of Infant Feeding in the First Six Months

Ellis

Hewat

1986

Nutr Health

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A quasi-experimental six months longitudinal study of women planning to breastfeed was carried out in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. The purpose was to increase breastfeeding duration through the provision of nursing support, and information about breastfeeding. This paper reports on the patterns of infant feeding by 131 mothers for six months postpartum. Included are data on initiation of breastfeeding, feeding intervals, supplementation, initiating semi-solids and duration of breastfeeding. Unsupplemented breastfeeding declined from 90.8% at the time of discharge from hospital to 65% at one month, 45% at three months and 3.9% at six months. For some infants, semi-solids were introduced at one month and by three months 11.4% were being fed semi-solids. The implications for health care professionals caring for breastfeeding women are outlined.

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Promoting Breastfeeding: A National Responsibility

Cited by 18 publications

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Breast‐feeding and weight change in newborns in Jamaica

Breast‐feeding and weight change in newborns in Jamaica

Breastfeeding in South Africa: Social and cultural aspects and strategies for promotion

Patterns of Infant Feeding in the First Six Months

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