Programmes to Promote Breastfeeding

by E.F. Patrice Jelliffe and Derrick Brian Jelliffe

The value of breastfeeding human infants is clear, as it meets the need for nutrition, protection against infection, child spacing, and mother-baby attachment. Programs designed to promote breastfeeding exist throughout the world. This book examines these programs, including small-scale groups that are initiated by concerned health professionals, as well as the role of breastfeeding organizations and mothers' support groups. Experts from different...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192614576
• ISBN13: 9780192614575
• Release Date: September 1988
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 514 Pages
• Weight: 1.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.2"