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  • Title: Trends in breast feeding: impressions from an urban educated community.
    Author: Datta T, George S.
    Journal: Indian Pediatr; 1981 Sep; 18(9):655-60. PubMed ID: 7319615.
    Abstract:
    100 primiparae aged 20-25, living in an urban area and college educated were surveyed to observe breastfeeding practices; all mothers had had regular prenatal care. Although 97 mothers had stated their desire to breastfeed, only 12 completely breastfed for at least 4 weeks, while 73 started mixed feeding from the beginning. None of the mothers had read any literature on the subject of breastfeeding, and only 5 had been given advice prior to delivery. Only 20 babies were roomed in immediately after birth, and all were placed with the mother within 24 hours after birth. None of the mothers had been advised to put the baby on the breast immediately after delivery; indeed, breastfeeding did not start until after discharge from the hospital, while in the hospital the babies were fed with dextrose solution and with Lactodex. None of the mothers was reached by the media on the subject of breastfeeding. Reasons given for discontinuation of feeding were insufficiency of breast milk. These results are in keeping with the findings of other workers, and show that lack of proper guidance and assistance for breastfeeding were the main causes in starting artificial feeding. Doctors, nurses and paramedical personnel must endeavor to encourage women to breastfeed, and to support and properly educate them in the antenatal and postnatal periods.
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