Breast-feeding pattern in selected antenatal care clinics in Jordan

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Objective: To describe the current situation concerning breast-feeding pattern in a selected antenatal care clinics Jordan.

Methods: This study was conducted on a randomly selected sample of 600 mothers attending antenatal care clin in Amman, Irbid, and Al-Karak governorates, during the period between 15th- July to 15th-August 2003.

Informat was collected using a questionnaire that covered practices related to breast-feeding.

Results: The percentage of children who were ever breast-fed is 92.3%.

The percentage of babies who were s receiving mother's milk by the age of 6, 12, 18 and 24 months was (72.3%, 52%, 26%, and 11%) respectively.

1 median age of children for weaning was found to be "12.4 months".

Conclusion: Health education programs for encouraging breast-feeding through health institutions, and m media is recommended.

Government and decision makers should emphasize support for employed mothers to h them to preserve the practice of breast-feeding.