Al-Jassir M S, El-Bashir B M, Moizuddin S K, Abu-Nayan A A R
Department of Nutrition, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
East Mediterr Health J. 2006 Jan-Mar;12(1-2):6-13.
We conducted a nationwide cross-sectional survey of 4872 mothers (mostly Saudi) to study infant feeding patterns. Information was collected about their feeding practices with their youngest child using pre-tested questionnaires. About four-fifths of the mothers had received health education about breastfeeding, most often from medical staff; younger mothers tended to be better informed. Approximately 92% fed colostrum to the newborn, but 76.1% had introduced bottle-feeding by 3 months (48.3% cited insufficient milk as the reason for introducing the bottle). This was significantly related to nationality and education level. Mixed feeding (breastfeeding and bottle-feeding) was popular. Solid foods tended to be introduced late and this was significantly related to nationality, age and education level.
我们对4872名母亲（大多数为沙特人）进行了一项全国性横断面调查，以研究婴儿喂养模式。通过预先测试的问卷收集了她们对最小孩子的喂养习惯信息。约五分之四的母亲接受过母乳喂养方面的健康教育，大多是从医护人员那里获得的；年轻母亲往往了解得更多。约92%的母亲给新生儿喂了初乳，但到3个月时，76.1%的母亲已开始用奶瓶喂养（48.3%的人表示因母乳不足而开始使用奶瓶）。这与国籍和教育水平显著相关。混合喂养（母乳喂养和奶瓶喂养）很普遍。固体食物往往添加得较晚，这与国籍、年龄和教育水平显著相关。
