Pattern of infant feeding at a University Hospital in Western Saudi Arabia

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 725-729

  Fida, Nadia M ^a   Al Aama, Jumana Y ^a  

^a KING ABDUL AZIZ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; INTERVIEW; LACTATION; LIFESTYLE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAUDI ARABIA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WORK SCHEDULE;

BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0043068203     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (25)

1. Lawson M. Infant feeding habits in Riyadh. Saudi Med J 1988; 2: 27-29.
2. Al-Frayh A, Wong S, Haque K. Infant feeding practices in Riyadh. Annals of Saudi Medicine 1988; 8: 194-197.
3. Emery JL, Scholey, Taylor EM. Decline in breastfeeding. Arch Dis Child 1990; 65: (4 spec No) 369-372.
4. Freed GL, Horwood LH, Shannon FT, Taylor B. Prenatal determination of demographic and attitudinal factors regarding feeding practice in an indigent poplulation. Am J Perinatol 1992; 9: 420-424.
5. Switsky LT, Vietze P, Switsky HN. Attitudinal and demographic predictors of breastfeeding and bottle feeding behavior by mothers of six-week old infants. Psychol Rep 1979; 45: 3-14.
6. Bloom K, Goldbloom R, Robinson S, Steven F. Factors affecting the mother's choice of infant feeding method. Acta Paediatr Scand Suppl 1982; 300: 3-8.
7. Pereira GR, Barbosa NM. Controversies in Neonatal Nutrition: Human milk for full term infants. Pediatr Clin North Am 1986; 33: 65-89.
8. World Health Organization/United Nations Childrens Fund (WHO/UNICEF). Innocenti Declaration on the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding. Breastfeeding in the 1990s: a global initiative; Italy. 1990. p. 62.
9. Labbok M, Konziz Booker F, Shelton J, Krasoved J. Guidelines for breast feeding in family planning and child survival programs. II-SNEP. Washington (DC): Georgetown University; 1990.
10. El-Gilany A. Initiation of breastfeeding. Middle East Paediatrics 2000; 5: 101-102.
11. World Health Organization/United Nations Childrens Fund (WHO/UNICEF). Promoting and supporting breastfeeding the special role of maternity services. A joint WHO/UNICEF Statement. Geneva: World Health Organization; 1989.
12. Forman, MR, Lewando Hundt G, Gaurdard GI, Chang D. Factors influencing milk insufficiency and its long term health effects: the Bedouin infant feeding study. Int J Epidemiol 1991; 21: 53-58.
13. Segura Millan S, Dewey KG, Perz ER. Factors associated with perceived insufficiency of milk in a low income population in Mexico. J Nutr 1994; 124: 202-212.
14. Qadri MH, Al-Harfi R, Al-Gamdi M. Breastfeeding practice in Dammam Area of Saudi Arabia. Journal of Family & Community Medicine 1998; 5: 59-64.
15. Aghaji MN. Exclusive breast feeding practice and associated factors in Enugu, Nigeria. West Afr J Med 2002; 21: 66-99.
16. Braveman P, Cubbin C, Marchi K, Egerter S, Chavez G. Measuring socioeconomic status position in studies of racial/ethic disparities: maternal and infant health. Public Health Rep 2001; 116: 449-463.
17. Al-Mazrou YY, Farag MK, Baldo MH, Al Shehry SN, Al-Jefry, MA. Maternal and child health in Saudi Arabia. Study design and methodology. J Trop Pediatr 1995; 41 (SuppI 1): 1-7.
18. Al-Mazrou YY, Aziz KM, Khalil M. Breastfeeding and weaning practices in Saudi Arabia. J Trop Pediatr 1994; 40: 267-271.
19. Al-Nahedh NN, Morley DC. Infant feeding practices and the decline of breast feeding in Saudi Arabia. Nutr Health 1994; 10: 27-31.
20. World Health Organization (WHO). Indicators for assessing breast feeding practice. Report from an informal meeting 11-12 June 1991. Geneva. Division of Diarrhoeal and Acute Respiratory Diseases Control. WHO/CDD/SER 191.14, 1991.
21. Winnikoff B, Castle MA, Laukaran VH. Feeding infants in four societies, causes and consequences of mother choices. USA: Green Wood Press; p. 1088.
22. Maritines JC. Ashworth A, Krikwood B. Breastfeeding among the urban poor in Southern Brazil: reasons for termination in the first 6 months of life. Bull World Health Organ 1989; 67: 151-161.
23. Ruel MT, Menon P. Child feeding practices are associated with child nutritional status in Latin America: innovative uses of the demographic and health surveys. J Nutr 2002; 132: 1180-1187.
24. Al-Othman AM, Saeed AA, Bani IA, Al Murshed KS. Mothers' practices during pregnancy, lactation and care of their children in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Med J 2002; 23: 909-914.
25. Haque KN. Feeding pattern of children under two years of age in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Ann Trop Paediatr 1983; 3: 129-132.