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Is breast feeding the solution to the infant nutrition problem in underdeveloped countries?
Author(s) -
MIOTTO WRIGHT MARIA DA GLÓRIA,
OLIVEIRA JOSÉ EDUARDO DUTRA
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
child: care, health and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1365-2214
pISSN - 0305-1862
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2214.1986.tb00513.x
Subject(s) - breast milk , medicine , infant nutrition , breast feeding , obstetrics , infant formula , cow milk , zoology , food science , pediatrics , environmental health , biology , population , research methodology , biochemistry
Summary One hundred and thirty‐three children from birth to 1 year of age were studied to investigate the value of breast milk as a solution to the infant nutrition problem. Fifteen per cent of the children were being fed exclusively breast milk, 44 (44·4%) were fed breast milk plus cow's milk and 40·6% were fed only cow's milk. Thirty‐three per cent of the breast fed children, 44·4% of those on mixed feeding and 47% of those on cow's milk alone, were malnourished.