Breastfeeding among working mothers in Nairobi

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Breastfeeding among working mothers in Nairobi

Breastfeeding is the best food source for the nutritional and health needs of young children. However when a mother returns to work, breastfeeding may be discontinued prematurely. The purpose of this study was to study infant feeding practices used by working mothers in Nairobi. Mothers attending cl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Lakati, Alice S.
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	Curtin University 2000
Subjects:	employed mother bottle-feeding Africa Infant nutrition working parents
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/614

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