Human milk banking and milk kinship: Perspectives of mothers in a Muslim country

The present study aims to determine the knowledge, attitudes and views of mothers regarding infant feeding, breast milk, wet-nursing, milk kinship and human milk banks. This descriptive cross-sectional study was composed of 1042 mothers who delivered at two different hospitals in Turkey. Almost half...

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Published in:Journal of tropical pediatrics (1980) 2015-06, Vol.61 (3), p.188-196
Main Authors: Karadag, Ahmet, Ozdemir, Ramazan, Ak, Muharrem, Ozer, Ali, Dogan, Derya Gumus, Elkiran, Ozlem
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Breast Feeding - ethnology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Islam - psychology
Milk Banks - ethics
Milk Banks - organization & administration
Milk, Human
Mothers - psychology
Social Environment
Social Perception
Socioeconomic Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
Turkey
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Summary:The present study aims to determine the knowledge, attitudes and views of mothers regarding infant feeding, breast milk, wet-nursing, milk kinship and human milk banks. This descriptive cross-sectional study was composed of 1042 mothers who delivered at two different hospitals in Turkey. Almost half of the participating mothers, 49.9%, agreed with the establishment of alternative HMBs in Turkey. Only 7.7% of the mothers in this study expressed views in favour of the establishment of Western-style HMBs. Approximately half of the mothers (42.4%) indicated that they were against the establishment of any kind of HMBs in Turkey. Only 9.2% of the mothers in this study stated that they would volunteer to donate their breast milk to the Western-style HMBs, and only 6.9% of the mothers approved obtaining milk from this type of HMB. Finally, 44.2% of the mothers stated that they would donate their breast milk to the alternative HMBs, and 31.9% of the mothers approved obtaining milk from this type of HMB. This is the first study conducted among mothers in a Muslim community about issues such as infant feeding, breast milk, wet-nursing, milk kinship and HMBs. The majority of the mothers in this study are against the establishment of Western-style HMBs, whereas they have a more positive response to an alternative HMB when their religious concerns are relieved.
ISSN:0142-6338
1465-3664
DOI:10.1093/tropej/fmv018