Studies on lactation in poor Indian communities.
Studies on lactation in poor Indian communities.
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关于贫困印度社区哺乳的研究。
DOI:
10.1093/oxfordjournals.tropej.a057509
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发表时间:
1958
影响因子:
2
通讯作者:
C. Gopalan
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作者:
C. Gopalan
A group of lactating Indian women were studied to obtain information about 1)the extent to which breast milk contributes to the infants nutrition 2)whether improvement in quality and quantity of breast milk was possible and 3)the effects of prolonged breastfeeding on the mothers nutrition. Infant growth was adequate during the first 6 months of total breast milk diet but when rice gruel was supplemented after the sixth month growth became progressively inadequate. Breast milk gave 35% of the infants protein intake after 12 months. An increase in the mothers dietary protein by 30 gm daily increased milk output however protein content of the milk decreased. Nitrogen retention increased as protein intake increased and nitrogen balance studies showed that the women needed .15 gm nitrogen/kg body weight/day requiring 1.5 gm protein/kg body weight/day. The problem of infant feeding in poor communities is to ensure adequate improvement of the maternal diet to maintain lactation at the current level but without maternal protein depletion.