Table 4 Proportion (%) of mothers who disagree or agree, on a scale of 0 to 9, in response to 10 statements regarding infants less than six months.
From: A rapid ethnographic study of breastfeeding in the North and South of Italy
Statements: | Maximum disagreement ← → Maximum agreement | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DK* | |
1. Infants grow better if breast milk is complemented with infant formula | 78 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
2. The milk of a mother who does not eat well does not meet the infant's needs | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 2 |
3. An exclusively breastfed infant is less susceptible to diarrhoea and ear infection | 18 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 6 |
4. When the doctor prescribes infant formula supplements, breast milk is insufficient | 49 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 0 |
5. If a breastfeed lasts more than 10 minutes, nipples become sore | 70 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
6. After a C-section, mothers have to wait at least 24 hours before they start breastfeeding | 63 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 |
7. Only a small proportion of mothers, less than 1%, does not have enough milk | 12 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 11 |
8. There is no need whatsoever to give foods and fluids other than breast milk | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 52 | 0 |
9. Water should be given to all exclusively breastfed infants, especially in hot weather | 31 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 0 |
10. Sweet water or infant formula should be given to all newborns while waiting for the onset of milk production | 59 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 3 |