Infants first feeds in Hangzhou, PR China
(0) Breastfeeding is the foundation of good nutrition and provides the basis for health throughout the life span. The WHO and the Chinese Ministry of Public Health recommend exclusive breastfeeding to six months of age. The practice of giving pre-lacteal feeds may interfere with the establishment of good breastfeeding practices and is contrary to the principles of Baby Friendly Hospital accreditation. The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of prelacteal feeds in a hospital in Hangzhou and the influence of this practice on breastfeeding at discharge. A longitudinal study of infant feeding was conducted in Hangzhou, China and a total of 638 mothers were recruited and interviewed while in hospital. The questionnaire included full details of infant feeding methods and factors likely to influence the initiation and duration of breastfeeding. Binary logistic regression was used to analyse factors influencing breastfeeding on discharge. In Hangzhou almost all babies are born in hospital, the median length of stay was 5.6 days and 77％ of births were by caesarian section. In 26％ of births the infants were given formula, water or milk as their first feed. At the time of discharge from hospital 91％ of infants were receiving some breastmilk, but only 36％ of mothers were exclusively breastfeeding. Breastfeeding on discharge from hospital was inversely related to giving prelacteal feeds (OR 0.115, 95％ CI 0.055-0.238). While in hospital just over one quarter of infants received prelacteal feeds and these infants had a lower rate ofbreastfeeding on discharge.
Zhejiang Province China breastfeeding prelacteal feeds
Liqian Qiu Xing Xie Andy Lee Colin Binns
Womens Hospital, Medical School of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China School of Public Health, Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia
国际会议
国际营养科学联盟第八届临床营养学大会暨第五届亚太临床营养学会大会
杭州
英文
458-461
2006-10-01（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）