莫尔斯比港婴儿喂养趋势。

Trends in infant feeding in Port Moresby.

作者信息

Primhak R A, Chojnowska E, Rongap A

出版信息

P N G Med J. 1989 Jun;32(2):113-6.

Abstract

A survey of infant feeding practices was conducted among children aged less than 1 year attending an urban health clinic and the main Children's Outpatients Department (COPD) in Port Moresby in 1986. A further survey was conducted in 1987 to assess the short-term trends. The use of artificial milk increased by 60%, from 9.4% in the first to 15.2% in the second survey. This increase was particularly marked in the COPD sample. Bottle feeding accounted for 95% of artificial feeding methods. In 67% of cases the reason given for using artificial feeding was that the mother was working. Legislation and an explicit government policy to foster the establishment of creches in the work place may be necessary to counter the worrying increase in artificial feeding.

摘要

1986年，在莫尔斯比港一家城市健康诊所及主要儿童门诊部（COPD）对1岁以下儿童的婴儿喂养方式进行了一项调查。1987年又进行了一次调查以评估短期趋势。人工喂养的使用率从第一次调查的9.4%增至第二次调查的15.2%，增长了60%。这种增长在儿童门诊部样本中尤为显著。奶瓶喂养占人工喂养方式的95%。在67%的案例中，采用人工喂养的原因是母亲在工作。可能有必要制定立法以及明确的政府政策来促进在工作场所设立托儿所，以应对人工喂养令人担忧的增长情况。