Breast-feeding patterns in low-income countries [of Africa and Asia]

Breast-feeding is important to infant nutrition, morbidity, and mortality, and to postpartum amenorrhea (hence to birth intervals). Evidence on breast-feeding patterns in low-income countries from nationally representative World Fertility Surveys and secondary sources shows that in all but a few suc...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1982-12, Vol.218 (4577), p.1088-1093
Main Authors: Popkin, Barry M., Bilsborrow, Richard E., Akin, John S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Africa
Asia
Breast Feeding
Children
Countries
Demography
Developing Countries
Female
Food and nutrition
Humans
Infants
International aspects
Life tables
Low Income Areas
Mothers
Nutrition
Nutrition surveys
Rural areas
Rural Population
South America
Time Factors
Urban Population
Weaning
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Summary:Breast-feeding is important to infant nutrition, morbidity, and mortality, and to postpartum amenorrhea (hence to birth intervals). Evidence on breast-feeding patterns in low-income countries from nationally representative World Fertility Surveys and secondary sources shows that in all but a few such countries most children are breast-fed for at least a few months. The limited evidence available on trends seems to indicate a decline in the duration of breast-feeding, but in most of Asia and Africa breast-feeding is almost universal during at least the first 6 months. Earlier weaning is common in Latin America.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.7146896