Source of information in regard of starting breast-feeding in Baghdad

Joint Authors

Makki, Sinan
al-Thamiri, Dawud M.

Source

Journal of the Faculty of Medicine Baghdad

Issue

Vol. 48, Issue 4 (31 Dec. 2006), pp.366-369, 4 p.

Publisher

University of Baghdad Faculty of Medicine

Publication Date

2006-12-31

Country of Publication

Iraq

No. of Pages

4

Main Subjects

Medicine

Topics

Abstract EN

This study.

was done on three hundred mothers who has a child less than 5 year old in ALNahryn University Teaching Hospital for the period of three months 1-1-2001 to 31-3-2001.

The study showed that 48% were Breast-feeding, 11 % Bottlefeeding, & 41% Mixed breast and bottle-feeding.

The family plays a major role (97.

2 %) in deciding the type of feeding and the doctor role was only 2 % in that regard and 21.

2 % in advice for artificial feeding.

The study also showed that there is a decline in breast feeding among -the three generations studied 100 %, 96.

4 %, 48 %; which represent around 52 % o decline in breast feeding.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Makki, Sinan& al-Thamiri, Dawud M.. 2006. Source of information in regard of starting breast-feeding in Baghdad. Journal of the Faculty of Medicine Baghdad،Vol. 48, no. 4, pp.366-369.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Makki, Sinan& al-Thamiri, Dawud M.. Source of information in regard of starting breast-feeding in Baghdad. Journal of the Faculty of Medicine Baghdad Vol. 48, no. 4 (2006), pp.366-369.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Makki, Sinan& al-Thamiri, Dawud M.. Source of information in regard of starting breast-feeding in Baghdad. Journal of the Faculty of Medicine Baghdad. 2006. Vol. 48, no. 4, pp.366-369.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-349833

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references : p. 369

Record ID

BIM-349833