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Breast feeding and the growth and development of the infant
Author(s) -
Vis HenriL.,
Ruchababisha Migabo,
Hennart Philippe
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(87)90408-5
Subject(s) - medicine , library science , ethnology , sociology , computer science
The example of Central Africa shows that in a markedly deprived situation the growth of the breast-fed infant is impaired right from birth. Mean weight at birth is low. Milk production is also low and early food supplementation is necessary. As a consequence, exposure to infection and parasitosis is increased. The contributions of infection, parasitosis and inadequate food to the faltering of growth in breast-fed infants remains poorly defined. In the environmental and social circumstances described above, it is best to promote exclusive breast-feeding for the first 5-6 months of infant life. This is not an easy goal to achieve.SCOPUS: re.jFLWNAinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishe