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Breast‐Feeding and Its Promotion
Author(s) -
KOCTÜRK T.,
ZETTERSTRÖM R.
Publication year - 1988
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.1651-2227.1988.tb10627.x
Subject(s) - medicine , breastfeeding , breast feeding , developing country , promotion (chess) , unit (ring theory) , developed country , infant nutrition , health promotion , pediatrics , environmental health , economic growth , nursing , public health , population , research methodology , mathematics education , mathematics , politics , political science , law , economics
An increase in the rate of breast‐feeding is beneficial for the developing countries both with regard to economy and health (1). The nutritional and immunological superiority of breastfeeding compared to artificial feeding is universally recognized. Breast‐feeding has advantages not only for the infant but also for the mother and the family unit. It has also been recognized as the most effective method of birth‐spacing in developing countries (2, 3) and it has advantages for the family because of its convenience and low cost (4).