title: [Infant nutrition in West Africa].
abstract: The breastfeeding-customs of Westafrican tribes are described. Details are given about the duration of the suckling-period, about the nourishment of the baby after breastfeeding has been reduced and about the application of indigenous lactogenic substances. The relations between mother and child as well as the relations between wife and husband during the suckling-period are illustrated; the dangers of a precocious weaning from breastfeeding and the dangers due to the application of wrongly prepared bottle-milk are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000354:Africa, Western; D001942:Breast Feeding; D002523:Edible Grain; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007227:Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D013609:Taboo; D014886:Weaning
vernacular_title: Säuglingsernährung in Westafrika