Early infant feeding practices of mothers attending a postnatal clinic in Ga-Rankuwa

  • U E MacIntyre
  • F P R de Villiers
  • P G Baloyi

Abstract

Background: Despite the recommendation of the World Health Organization (WHO) of exclusive breastfeeding for the first 4 - 6 months of life, several South African studies on infant feeding practices have shown that the introduction of feeds other than breastmilk before 4 months is a common practice. The timing of initiation of complementary feeding within the first 4 months is, however, difficult to determine.

Author Biographies

U E MacIntyre
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Limpopo (Medunsa Campus) (formerly Medical University of Southern Africa). BSc (Diet) Hons, MSc (Diet), PhD (Nutr), Dip Data, RD (SA)
F P R de Villiers
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Limpopo (Medunsa Campus) (formerly Medical University of Southern Africa). BA, MB ChB, MMed (Paed), PhD, MFGP (SA), DTM&H, FACP, FCPaed (SA)
P G Baloyi
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Limpopo (Medunsa Campus) (formerly Medical University of Southern Africa). Dip Gen Nursing, Midwif, Comm Nursing, Adm and Paed Nursing
How to Cite
MacIntyre, U., de Villiers, F., & Baloyi, P. (1). Early infant feeding practices of mothers attending a postnatal clinic in Ga-Rankuwa. South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 18(2). Retrieved from http://sajcn.co.za/index.php/SAJCN/article/view/100
Issue
Vol 18 No 2 (2005)
Section
Original Research
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