Women's work and infant feeding
Traditional and transitional practices on Malaita, Solomon island
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14722862 |
|---|---|
| Authors | K Gillogly Akin (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 55-73 |
| Publication date | 1985-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ecology of Food and Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0367-0244 • E-ISSN: 1543-5237 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03670244.1985.9990848 |
| OpenAlex | W1968332108 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 14 |
Infant care and feeding practices are best understood in the context of culture, economy, and family. The East Kwaio district of Malaita, Solomon Islands, provides an ideal situation for the study of changing practices within this context. This article is an ethnographic description of traditional breast‐feeding practices in an isolated rural community and of newer practices in light of traditional beliefs of the Kwaio people. Breast‐feeding, with the introduction of solid foods during the first trimester, was found to be the most common form of feeding the infant. This early supplementation was the strategy of women who were not only mothers, but the main food providers for their families. Given their duties, concerns about child nutrition and hygiene, and the current state of their knowledge, the use of a bottle for this supplementary feeding was regarded as an attractive, although rarely used, alternative
Breast feeding · Breastfeeding · Context (archaeology · Ethnography · Geography · Hygiene · Infant feeding · Work (physics · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences · Medicine · Pediatrics
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| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1988 - 2001 (14) |
| Highly cited | No |