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Colostrum avoidance, prelacteal feeding and late breast-feeding initiation in rural Northern Ethiopia
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Rogers, Nikki L. Abdi, Jemilla Moore, Dennis Nd'Iangui, Sarah Smith, Linda J. Carlson, Andrew J. Carlson, Dennis |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Description | Objective: To identify specific cultural and behavioural factors that might be influenced to increase colostrum feeding in a rural village in Northern Ethiopia to improve infant health.Design: Background interviews were conducted with six community health workers and two traditional birth attendants. A semi-structured tape-recorded interview was conducted with twenty mothers, most with children under the age of 5 years. Variables were: parental age and education; mother's ethnicity; number of live births and children's age; breast-feeding from birth through to weaning; availability and use of formula; and descriptions of colostrum v. other stages of breast milk. Participant interviews were conducted in Amharic and translated into English.Setting: Kossoye, a rural Amhara village with high prevalence rates of stunting: inappropriate neonatal feeding is thought to be a factor.Subjects: Women (20–60 years of age) reporting at least one live birth (range: 1–8, mean: ∼4).Results: Colostrum (inger) and breast milk (yetut wotet) were seen as different substances. Colostrum was said to cause abdominal problems, but discarding a portion was sufficient to mitigate this effect. Almost all (nineteen of twenty) women breast-fed and twelve (63 %) reported ritual prelacteal feeding. A majority (fifteen of nineteen, 79 %) reported discarding colostrum and breast-feeding within 24 h of birth. Prelacteal feeding emerged as an additional factor to be targeted through educational intervention.Conclusions: To maximize neonatal health and growth, we recommend culturally tailored education delivered by community health advocates and traditional health practitioners that promotes immediate colostrum feeding and discourages prelacteal feeding. |
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| Ending Page | 2036 |
| Page Count | 8 |
| Starting Page | 2029 |
| ISSN | 13689800 |
| e-ISSN | 14752727 |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1368980011000073 |
| Journal | Public Health Nutrition |
| Issue Number | 11 |
| Volume Number | 14 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
| Publisher Date | 2011-11-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Public Health Nutrition Infant Feeding Infant Nutrition skin Contact baby Dyad Traditional Birth Attendants |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Nutrition and Dietetics Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health |
