Heldenberg D, Tenenbaum G, Weizer S
Department of Pediatrics, Hillel-Yaffe Memorial Hospital, Hadera, Israel.
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 1993 Jul;17(1):86-91. doi: 10.1097/00005176-199307000-00013.
A survey of breast-feeding habits of Jewish and Arab mothers was carried out in Hadera county in Israel. Jewish mothers breast-fed their babies approximately 3 months, while Arab mothers did so for 5 months. The rate of breast-feeding among Jewish and Arab mothers was 84% and 94.4%, respectively. The results indicated that education, previous experience, enjoyment, husband's encouragement, previous information about the importance of breast-feeding, belief that breast-feeding strengthens the mother-child relationship, and the convenience of breast- over bottle-feeding were all factors that had an impact on breast-feeding habits among Jewish but not Arab mothers. Breast-feeding as a means of birth control, religion, and impairment of the breast's shape were factors that had no effect on either Arab or Jewish mothers. Complications during pregnancy and cesarean delivery decrease the probability of breast-feeding in Arab and Jewish mothers. Jewish mothers stopped breast-feeding because of insufficient milk, fatigue, work obligations, and physician's recommendation. Among Arab mothers the main reasons were insufficient milk, physician's recommendation, baby's refusal, and nipple problems. Jewish mothers who decided not to breast-feed stated that the reasons were previous experience with insufficient milk, nipple problems, and unpleasant feelings. The few Arab mothers who did not breast-feed cited medical or nipple problems.
在以色列的哈代拉县对犹太和阿拉伯母亲的母乳喂养习惯进行了一项调查。犹太母亲母乳喂养婴儿约3个月，而阿拉伯母亲则为5个月。犹太和阿拉伯母亲的母乳喂养率分别为84%和94.4%。结果表明，教育程度、以往经验、愉悦感、丈夫的鼓励、之前关于母乳喂养重要性的信息、认为母乳喂养能加强母婴关系以及母乳喂养比奶瓶喂养更方便等因素，对犹太母亲的母乳喂养习惯有影响，但对阿拉伯母亲没有影响。将母乳喂养作为一种节育方式、宗教信仰以及乳房形状受损等因素，对阿拉伯或犹太母亲都没有影响。怀孕和剖宫产期间的并发症会降低阿拉伯和犹太母亲进行母乳喂养的概率。犹太母亲停止母乳喂养是因为奶水不足、疲劳、工作负担以及医生的建议。在阿拉伯母亲中，主要原因是奶水不足、医生的建议、婴儿拒绝以及乳头问题。决定不进行母乳喂养的犹太母亲表示，原因是之前有奶水不足、乳头问题以及不愉快的感受。少数不进行母乳喂养的阿拉伯母亲提到了医疗或乳头问题。
