Maternal pattern of weaning infants in Alexandria

This study is carried out for 160 mothers randomly selected from 4 nursery schools and 4 M.C.H. Centers in Alexandria. Their infants ranged between 6 months to 2 years. Questionnaire interview sheet was constructed. It included questions about the weaning process and feeding of infants after being completely weaned. The results show that the majority of literate, working and older mothers are better in their infant's feeding pattern than literate, nonworking and younger ones. They offer different types of food at suitable times

What do Egyptian mothers prefer breast or bottle feeding?

Feeding in the first year of life has an impact on the future growth and development of an infant. Methods of feeding are breast, bottle or both. Nowadays breast feeding is declining in many parts of the world. The study aims at investigating maternal views about the type of feeding during pregnancy, one and three months after delivery and the causes of change in their practice. The sample comprises 200 mothers from El-Gomrok MCH center in Alexandria. The study revealed that there is a decline in breast feeding. It has been replaced by mixed or artificial feeding. The reasons are insufficient breast milk, its cessation, return of mothers to work or sickness and babies refusal of the breast