| Literature DB >> 7607867 |
F Azaiza1.
Abstract
This prospective study aims at elucidating the patterns of breastfeeding among rural Moslem women in Israel. A total of 429 parturient women living in four villages in the remote northern part and in the central, densely populated region of the country were interviewed about their breastfeeding behavior 3 and 6 months postpartum. Notwithstanding a generally strong adherence to traditional and religious norms that promote long duration of breastfeeding, only 43% persisted in suckling their infants for > or = 6 months. Bottle feeding (formula) was started by 46% of the cohort when the baby was less than 4 weeks old. The data indicate that the western lifestyle of the surrounding Jewish population has impacted on lactating rural Moslem women.Entities:
Keywords: Asia; Bottle Feeding; Breast Feeding; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Relationships; Health; Infant Nutrition; Islam--women; Israel; Measurement; Mediterranean Countries; Mothers; Nutrition; Parents; Population; Population Characteristics; Prevalence; Prospective Studies; Religion; Research Methodology; Rural Population; Studies; Supplementary Feeding; Western Asia
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Year: 1995 PMID： 7607867
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Isr J Med Sci ISSN： 0021-2180