Institute for Public Health, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
Faculty of Islamic Studies, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2021 Jan 21;21(1):68. doi: 10.1186/s12884-021-03551-9.
Breastfeeding and wet nursing have been synonymous since ancient times. The practice of wet nursing of another woman's child in Malaysia is on the rise due to the emergence of awareness among the public about the importance and advantages of breast milk. However, problems arise when there is no systematic system to record and trace the milk mother and milk child data, especially for Muslim participants as milk kinship could affect their relationship status in Islam. Therefore, this study aims to determine the practice of wet nursing among Muslim mothers in Selangor. Simultaneously, this study intends to provide the authorities with an accurate picture of the more aggressive compilation of steps to prevent duplication of consanguinity in wet nursing.
This cross-sectional study was conducted on 100 women who had breastfed another child in Selangor. Data were obtained using a validated questionnaire (Cronbach alpha = 0.8) and processed using the SPSS software.
Results showed 43.0% of respondents had at least breastfed one someone else's child. Meanwhile, there were 3.0% of the respondents were nursing seven to ten other children. A total of 237 children have been breastfed by the respondents (n = 100). Of these, 21.5% children were breastfed less than five times, while 78.5% children were breastfed less than five times. Most mothers recorded their milk child background data, and this shows that the community is aware of the importance of data documentation and it indirectly proves that the authorities should act on these current needs.
This study shows that there is a wet nursing practice in the society. Obviously, a phenomenon, trend and practice in the society has the ground and basis as to why it existed and is upheld. Researches related to wet nursing and matters connected to it should continue so as to bring about much good to society.
自古以来，母乳喂养和代乳一直是同义词。由于公众对母乳的重要性和优势的认识不断提高，马来西亚代乳的做法有所增加。然而，由于没有系统的记录和追踪奶妈和奶婴数据的系统，问题就出现了，特别是对于穆斯林参与者来说，奶妈关系可能会影响他们在伊斯兰教中的关系状态。因此，本研究旨在确定雪兰莪州穆斯林母亲的代乳做法。同时，本研究旨在为当局提供更准确的画面，以便更积极地制定步骤来防止代乳中的血缘关系重复。
这是一项在雪兰莪州进行的横断面研究，共有 100 名母乳喂养过另一个孩子的女性参与。使用经过验证的问卷（Cronbach alpha = 0.8）获得数据，并使用 SPSS 软件进行处理。
结果显示，43.0%的受访者至少母乳喂养过一个别人的孩子。同时，有 3.0%的受访者正在喂养七到十个其他孩子。共有 237 名儿童接受了受访者的母乳喂养（n = 100）。其中，21.5%的儿童母乳喂养次数少于 5 次，而 78.5%的儿童母乳喂养次数少于 5 次。大多数母亲都记录了她们的奶婴背景数据，这表明社区意识到数据记录的重要性，这也间接地证明了当局应该根据这些当前的需求采取行动。
本研究表明，社会上存在代乳做法。显然，社会中的一种现象、趋势和实践之所以存在并得到支持，是有其依据的。与代乳和与之相关的事项有关的研究应该继续进行，以便给社会带来更多的好处。
