Feeding Infants in Four Societies

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Feeding Infants in Four Societies Causes and Consequences of Mothers' Choices

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Edited by Beverly Winikoff, Mary Ann Castle, and Virginia Hight Laukaran

Prepared under the auspices of the Population Council

ISBN: 0-313-25798-1

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-25798-8

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266 pages, figures, tables

Greenwood Press

Publication: 10/7/1988

List Price: $78.95 (UK Sterling Price: £44.95)

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Media Type: Hardcover

Series Title: Contributions in Family Studies

Series Number: 14

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. . . Feeding Infants in Four Societies describes the efforts of an interdisciplinary, international, and interagency team of investigators who focused attention on four cities in the developing world, Bangkok, Bogata, Nairobi, and Semarang, in an effort to delineate the major factors underlying mothers' decisions to breast- or bottle-feed their infants. . . . this multiauthored book is well written and broadly informative. It is recommended for anyone interested in infant feeding, and for all who plan to conduct similar research.
—American Anthropologist

Description: Changes in breastfeeding practices are affecting the health and survival of millions of Third World Children and the fertlity of their mothers. Yet, there is little detailed information on current breastfeeding practices or the determinants of feeding choices. This study attempts to create a framework for understanding the practices of mothers in certain developing countries and hence, designing culturally appropriate information programs that will enable mothers to make better feeding choices. Based on research conducted by international study teams, it focuses on the factors that determine feeding practices in four Third World cities.

Table of Contents:

Introduction by Virginia H. Laukara, James E. Post, Penny Van Esterik and Beverly Winikoff
Infant Feeding in Bangkok, Thailand by Beverly Winikoff, Somchai Durongdej and Barry J. Cerf
Infant Feeding in Bogotá, Colombia by Mary Ann Castle, Giorgio Solimano, Beverly Winikoff, Belen Samper de Paredes, Maria Eugenia Romero, and Adela Morales de Look
Infant Feeding in Nairobi, Kenya by Michael C. Latham, K. Okoth Agunda and Terry Elliot
Infant Feeding in Semarang, Indonesia by Mary Ann Castle, Beverly Winikoff, Moeljono S. Trastotenojo and Fatimah Muis
The Influence of Maternal Employment on Infant Feeding by Beverly Winikoff and Mary Ann Castle
The Influence of Health Services on Infant Feeding by Beverly Winikoff and Mary Ann Castle
The Influence of Marketing on Infant Feeding by James E. Post and Robert A. Smith
The Cultural Context of Infant Feeding by Penny Van Esterik
Breastfeeding Practices and Postpartum Amenorrhea by Lily W. Lee
The Influence of Infant Feeding Practices on Morbidity Child Growth by Beverly Winikoff and Viginia H. Laukaran
Summary by Beverly Winikoff
Bibliography
Index

LC Card Number: 88-5672

LCC Class: RJ216

Dewey Class: 363.8


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