title: [Results of a study of breastfeeding by pediatric and health education workers 1983-1987].
abstract: The authors investigated the rate of breastfeeding in infants born in February in the CSR in 1983-1987. During this period the rate of breastfeeding increased by 3-4%, in particular during the 3rd, 4th and 5th month. The number of infants not breastfed at all did not change and is 12%. By the third month two-thirds of infants cease to be breastfed and only less than one third are breastfed for more than three months. By the end of the 6th month less than one tenth of infants are breastfed. Recommendations to increase the rate of breastfeeding comprise in addition to provisions in obstetric departments (rooming-in) more intense individual health education of mothers in these departments and in paediatric health communities, group training of pregnant women, inclusion of the importance of breastfeeding into syllabi in schools and propagation of breastfeeding in mass media and social organizations of the National Front.
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authors.lastname: Svobodová
mesh_terms: D001942:Breast Feeding; D005260:Female; D006176:Gynecology; D006266:Health Education; D006280:Health Workforce; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009359:Neonatology; D009774:Obstetrics
vernacular_title: Výsledky sledování kojení pediatrickými a zdravotnĕ výchovnými pracovníky v letech 1983-1987.