Sharma A, Lynch M A, Irvine M L
Lewisham and North Southwark Health Authority, Guy's Hospital, London, UK.
Child Care Health Dev. 1994 Sep-Oct;20(5):349-54. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.1994.tb00396.x.
Since their arrival in Britain most Vietnamese mothers have abandoned traditional infant feeding practices for 'modern' methods which are unsatisfactory and expensive. Health staff are not perceived as a source of information or support. This paper emphasizes the need for culturally sensitive initiatives to reverse this trend.