1987
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.77.8.964
|View full text |Cite
|
Sign up to set email alerts
|

The recent revival of breast-feeding in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.

Abstract: A random sampling of children under age five in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1984/85, disclosed the median duration of breast-feeding to be 3.5 months and the duration of exclusive breast-feeding, 2.0 months. A comparison of these figures with those of a similar survey carried out in the same city in 1973/74 revealed a substantial increase

Help me understand this report

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...
2
2

Citation Types

2
6
0
4

Year Published

1989
1989
2009
2009

Publication Types

Select...
7
1

Relationship

0
8

Authors

Journals

citations
Cited by 21 publications
(12 citation statements)
references
References 11 publications
2
6
0
4
Order By: Relevance
“…87, No. 4 Public Health Briefs ing in the two hospitals were similar in all respects except for exposure to the program is satisfied.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
See 1 more Smart Citation
“…87, No. 4 Public Health Briefs ing in the two hospitals were similar in all respects except for exposure to the program is satisfied.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…-Inlant Age (days)_ April 1997, Vol. 87, No. 4 Public Health Briefs breast-feeding women and the recognition that this can be accomplished only by creating a respectful, positive, and supportive environment for mothers.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…18 In Brazil, considerable decrease in breast-feeding (BF) between the 1960s and 1970s and intensification of actions aimed at the recovery of this practice from the 1980s onwards were observed. 1,6,8,10,14,15 National studies reveal that the median duration of BF went from 74 days in 1975 to 134 days in 1989, to about 210 days in 1996 and to 282 days in 2006. 15,b,c,d As regards exclusive breast-feeding (EBF), it is estimated that, in 1986, 3.6% of babies younger than four months of age were exclusively breast-fed, without any other liquid or solid foods.…”
mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Apesar do movimento mundial, que tomou corpo a partir dos anos 70, objetivando resgatar a prática do aleitamento materno, estudos realizados no Brasil registram o declínio tanto na duração quanto na freqüência deste evento, em áreas urbana e rural de alguns Estados 3,11,12 .…”
Section: Introductionunclassified
“…Esta dinâmica já é observada com nitidez nos países subdesenvolvidos, inclusive na área rural, com características semelhantes àquelas verificadas nos países ditos altamente industrializados 7,11 . As mudanças que estão ocorrendo no padrão do aleitamento para as diversas áreas dos Estados brasileiros estão se processando de maneira diferenciada, fazendo crer que algumas populações estão conseguindo preservar com maior competência o processo do aleitamento natural.…”
Section: Introductionunclassified