Title: Morbidity and nutritional status of breastfed and bottlefed Filipino infants.

POPLINE Document Number: 042181

Author(s):

Cresencio E
Hebert MS

Source citation:

New York, New York, The Population Council, 1987. 8 p. (Fertility Determinants Research Notes No. 15.)

Abstract:

Many people in the Philippines, including physicians and nursing mothers, believe that breast feeding will protect infants from many kinds of illness, that bottle feeding exposes infants to risks because of contaminated water, and that declines in breast feeding will contribute to greater infant morbidity. A 2-year study in metro-Manilla measured whether infants who were breast fed for a year were indeed healthier than those who were bottle fed. The results suggest that claims about the health and nutritional superiority of breast milk may be raising mother' expectations too high. (author's)

Keywords:

Philippines
Breastfeeding
Infant Nutrition
Bottle Feeding
Diarrhea
Gastrointestinal Effects
Educational Status
Population Characteristics
Water Supply
Asia, Southeastern
Asia
Developing Countries
Nutrition
Health
Diseases
Physiology
Biology
Socioeconomic Status
Socioeconomic Factors
Economic Factors
Demographic Factors
Population
Natural Resources
Environment