Cultural views and practices related to breastfeeding

dc.contributor.author	Δάγλα, Μαρία Ι.	el
dc.contributor.author	Αντωνίου, Ευαγγελία	el
dc.date.accessioned	2014-07-16T00:28:40Z
dc.date.available	2014-07-16T00:28:40Z
dc.date.issued	2014-07-16
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/1353
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	www.hsj.gr	en
dc.subject	Breastfeeding
dc.subject	Human rights
dc.subject	Κοινωνία
dc.subject	Θηλασμός
dc.subject	Πρωτοβουλία
dc.subject	Διάρκεια
dc.subject	Society
dc.subject	Initiation
dc.subject	Duration
dc.title	Cultural views and practices related to breastfeeding	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.generalDescription	Special article	en
heal.classification	Medicine
heal.classification	Midwifery
heal.classification	Ιατρική
heal.classification	Μαιευτική
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00006614
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh96006072
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Ιατρική
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Μαιευτική
heal.keywordURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85016691
heal.keywordURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85026379
heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας.Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2012-06
heal.bibliographicCitation	Daglas, M., Antoniou, E.. (2012). Cultural views and practices related to breastfeeding. "Health Science Journal". 6 (2), 353-61.	en
heal.abstract	Background: The feeding method of neonates and babies and, especially, the issue of breastfeeding is one of the most important for public health. Despite the sensitization, the intention and recommendations of the world scientific community, only 39% of babies, on an international level, are fed during the first six months of their lives exclusively with mother’s milk. Aim: The present study attempted a bibliographic review of the studies about cultural practices and beliefs for breastfeeding. The research question focused on whether cultural and social standards lead up to what degree a process as breastfeeding is accepted by the mothers in a society. Method: We studied all articles at the period 1988-2008 in the Pubmed which associated the initiation and duration of breastfeeding with the cultural status of a certain society. The key-words were society, breastfeeding, initiation, duration, cultural status. Results: The process of breastfeeding is often not determined by biological factors, but it is mainly based on the habits, standards and behaviors existing in each society. Views on the function of female breasts, the quality of mother’s milk as well as traditional practices related to breastfeeding are often the reasons that lead to how much this process is accepted by the mothers. Conclusion: Public health policies worldwide must take into account and study the cultural status of a society in order to create favorable conditions for the initiation and duration of breastfeeding.	en
heal.publisher	Μαρβάκη, Χριστίνα	el
heal.journalName	Health Science Journal	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
heal.fullTextAvailability	true
heal.dateCreated	2012-04