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BREAST FEEDING IN THE REDUCTION OF INFANT MORTALITY
American Journal of Public Health (New York, N.Y. : 1912)
|February 1, 1921
Summary
Physicians share responsibility for high infant mortality due to bottle feeding. Medical education prioritizes artificial feeding over maternal nursing, impacting infant survival rates.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Pediatrics
- Medical Education
Background:
- High infant mortality rates are a significant public health concern.
- Bottle feeding is identified as a contributing factor to infant mortality.
- Medical education's emphasis on artificial feeding over maternal nursing is noted.
Purpose of the Study:
- To highlight physician responsibility in infant mortality related to feeding practices.
- To examine the disparity in medical school curricula regarding artificial versus maternal feeding.
- To underscore the impact of feeding education on infant survival.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of medical school curricula and teaching priorities.
- Review of historical data on infant mortality rates.
- Case study of a public health intervention in Minneapolis.
Main Results:
- Physicians are implicated in the high infant mortality associated with bottle feeding.
- Medical schools dedicate substantial time to artificial feeding instruction, contrasting with minimal focus on maternal nursing.
- A Minneapolis demonstration intervention correlated with a reduction in infant mortality from 81 to 65 per 1000 live births.
Conclusions:
- Medical education reform is needed to prioritize maternal nursing education.
- Addressing feeding practices in medical training can significantly reduce infant mortality.
- Public health initiatives, like the Minneapolis demonstration, can effectively lower infant mortality rates.
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