title: Traditional and modern health professionals and breast-feeding in the Philippines.
abstract: We analyze a survey designed to assess the knowledge and attitudes of 1,298 Filipino health professionals towards breast-feeding. Some of the issues examined are the benefits of breast-feeding, the psychophysiology of lactation, contraindications to breast-feeding, and the effects of drugs and contraceptives on lactation. We found a fairly low level of knowledge about breast-feeding, particularly of health contraindications.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001942:Breast Feeding; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007225:Infant Food; D007774:Lactation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009035:Mothers; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010679:Philippines; D011247:Pregnancy; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011603:Psychophysiology; D012306:Risk; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013997:Time Factors