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Breastfeeding among Turkish Mothers Living in Suburbs of Istanbul and Stockholm–A Comparison
Author(s) -
KOCTÜRK TAHIRE O.,
ZETTERSTRÖM ROLF
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1986.tb10187.x
Subject(s) - breastfeeding , turkish , medicine , immigration , infant feeding , demography , overweight , breast feeding , weaning , pediatrics , environmental health , gerontology , geography , obesity , philosophy , linguistics , archaeology , endocrinology , sociology
. The infant feeding pattern among 96 Turkish mothers living in a suburb of Istanbul and 30 living in a suburb of Stockholm, both with working class characteristics, was determined. The duration of breastfeeding among the Turkish immigrant group living in the Stockholm suburb was significantly reduced compared with the group with a similar social background but living in a native urban area. Infant feeding pattern among the Turkish immigrant mothers was more similar to that of Swedish populations. Attitudes to breastfeeding among the immigrant group had changed. Early weaning, reliance on commercially available infant foods and bottle feeding characterized their infant feeding practices. The majority of the infants of this group showed a tendency to overweight.