Prolonged lactation performance in a rural community of the Ivory Coast

A test feeding technique, in which babies were weighed before and after each feed, determined the quantity of breast milk ingested by 37 Ivory Coast infants, fed on demand in their natural rural environment. Daytime 12-hour volume was observed to decrease from 500 ml initially to 385 ml at 18 months...

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Published in:Journal of tropical pediatrics (1980) 1981-04, Vol.27 (2), p.74-77
Main Authors: Lauber, E, Reinhardt, M.C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
breast feeding
Cote d'Ivoire
Energy Intake
Female
growth
Humans
Infant
infant development
Infant, Newborn
infants
Lactation
Milk Proteins - metabolism
Milk, Human - metabolism
Nutrient standards
nutritional adequacy
Pregnancy
Rural Health
rural population
weight gain
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Summary:A test feeding technique, in which babies were weighed before and after each feed, determined the quantity of breast milk ingested by 37 Ivory Coast infants, fed on demand in their natural rural environment. Daytime 12-hour volume was observed to decrease from 500 ml initially to 385 ml at 18 months of lactation. Protein and calorie intake were calculated from breast milk composition data and were found to meet WHO/FAO requirements up to the age of 4 months. According to Harvard reference standards, satisfactory growth in these infants could be attained on breast milk alone up to the age of 5 months. All infants in this rural population are breastfed, and no cases of lactation failure were seen. These results confirm the nutritional value of breast feeding, but emphasize the need for supplementation beginning at 6 months. (nm)
ISSN:0142-6338
1465-3664
DOI:10.1093/tropej/27.2.74