The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics

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Trends in Breast Feeding Practices


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Though breast feeding is a natural process and has been practiced since the origin of the species, there has been a global decline in the number of breast feeding mothers in recent years. In the past few decades there has been a perceptible decline in breast feeding. This decline is documented in both developing and developed countries.
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Rajammal P. Devadas
Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Deemed University, Coimbatore - 641 043, India
Vijayalakshmi Purushothaman
Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Deemed University, Coimbatore - 641 043, India
Mercy Paul
Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Deemed University, Coimbatore - 641 043, India

Abstract


Though breast feeding is a natural process and has been practiced since the origin of the species, there has been a global decline in the number of breast feeding mothers in recent years. In the past few decades there has been a perceptible decline in breast feeding. This decline is documented in both developing and developed countries.