Hunger, Health, and Society: Lactation in Rural Guatemala: Nutritional Effects on the Mother and the Infant

Abstract:

Considerable knowledge is available on the nutritional advantages (14) and immunological protection provided by breast milk (5-9), the psychological benefits of breast-feeding (10-11), the relationship of breast-feeding and suckling practices to reproductive endocrinology and the social and health consequences for the family and the community of close birth intervals (12-15). Prolonged breast-feeding has been the only means of infant feeding until recently in poor socio-economic groups of developing countries, and it is still the most prevalent infant-feeding method in the world (16). Nevertheless, there is an obvious trend towards decreased breast-feeding throughout the underdeveloped countries of the world, especially in urbanizing areas. Socio-economic development, rapid urbanization, and participation of women in the work force have all been cited as possible causes for this trend. In addition, the promotion …

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1985

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