Human milk banking and milk kinship: Perspectives of mothers in a Muslim country.
J Trop Pediatr
; 61(3): 188-96, 2015 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
The present study aims to determine the knowledge, attitudes and views of mothers regarding infant feeding, breast milk, wet-nursing, milk kinship and human milk banks.METHODS:
This descriptive cross-sectional study was composed of 1042 mothers who delivered at two different hospitals in Turkey.RESULTS:
Almost half of the participating mothers, 49.9%, agreed with the establishment of alternative HMBs in Turkey. Only 7.7% of the mothers in this study expressed views in favour of the establishment of Western-style HMBs. Approximately half of the mothers (42.4%) indicated that they were against the establishment of any kind of HMBs in Turkey. Only 9.2% of the mothers in this study stated that they would volunteer to donate their breast milk to the Western-style HMBs, and only 6.9% of the mothers approved obtaining milk from this type of HMB. Finally, 44.2% of the mothers stated that they would donate their breast milk to the alternative HMBs, and 31.9% of the mothers approved obtaining milk from this type of HMB.CONCLUSION:
This is the first study conducted among mothers in a Muslim community about issues such as infant feeding, breast milk, wet-nursing, milk kinship and HMBs. The majority of the mothers in this study are against the establishment of Western-style HMBs, whereas they have a more positive response to an alternative HMB when their religious concerns are relieved.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Aleitamento Materno
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Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
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Bancos de Leite Humano
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Islamismo
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Leite Humano
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Mães
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Trop Pediatr
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Turquia