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

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

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