Factors influencing lactation performance in rural Gambian mothers
1978
Whitehead, R.G. | Rowland, M.G.M. | Hutton, Melanie | Prentice, A.M. | Müller, Elisabeth | Paul, Alison
Extract: Breast-milk consumption has been measured in a rural African community in which breast-feeding on demand is universally practiced until the baby is 18 months old. The mother's long-term capacity for breast milk production is determined by the end of the second month of lactation, yield being closely correlated with the infant's birth-weight. Other factors significantly influencing output were parity, month of lactation, baby's weight-for-age, season, and maternal diet. Daily milk consumption was limited primarily by the amount delivered per feed, not the frequency of feeding.
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