McIntosh J
Child Care Health Dev. 1986 Jul-Aug;12(4):215-33. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.1986.tb00500.x.
The weaning practices of a sample of 65 working class mothers are described. In the majority of cases solid food was introduced relatively early, usually as a problem-solving device. The practice of early weaning gave rise to a great deal of conflict between the mothers and their professional advisers and frequently resulted in serious contamination of the professional-client relationship. Current professional policy and practice in relation to weaning are questioned and certain recommendations discussed. Although there is disagreement among health professionals over the precise stage at which weaning should take place, most agree that infants should not be introduced to solid food under the age of 3-4 months. This view received official endorsement from the Department of Health and Social Security in 1974 and 1980 (Department of Health and Social Security 1974, 1980). Despite this, it would appear that a great many babies are put on solids much earlier than recommended (Shukla et al. 1972, Taitz 1972, Martin & Monk 1982). This paper describes the introduction of solid food in a sample of working class families with particular reference to the factors involved in early weaning.
本文描述了65位工人阶级母亲的断奶做法。在大多数情况下，固体食物引入得相对较早，通常是作为一种解决问题的手段。过早断奶的做法在母亲及其专业顾问之间引发了大量冲突，并经常导致专业人员与客户关系的严重受损。文中对当前与断奶相关的专业政策和做法提出了质疑，并讨论了一些建议。尽管健康专业人员对于断奶的确切阶段存在分歧，但大多数人都认为婴儿在3至4个月龄之前不应食用固体食物。这一观点在1974年和1980年得到了卫生和社会保障部的官方认可（卫生和社会保障部，1974年，1980年）。尽管如此，似乎仍有大量婴儿比建议的时间更早开始食用固体食物（舒克拉等人，1972年；泰茨，1972年；马丁和蒙克，1982年）。本文描述了工人阶级家庭样本中固体食物的引入情况，特别提及了过早断奶所涉及的因素。
