| Past two years | Past Year | Past 30 Days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abstract Views | 932 | 726 | 315 |
| Full Text Views | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| PDF Downloads | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Breast-Feeding and Fertility
Journal of Biosocial Science Supplement No. 9, edited by Malcolm Potts, Shyam Thapa, and M. A. Herbertson. v + 173 pages, illustrated. The Biochemical Society Book Depot, P.O. Box No. 32, Commerce Way, Colchester, CO2 8HP, Essex, United Kingdom. 1985. $25.00
Abram B. Fajer
Abram B. Fajer
Department of Physiology School of Medicine University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Search for other papers by Abram B. Fajer in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMed
Search for other papers by Abram B. Fajer in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMed
This issue of the interdisciplinary journal is dedicated to a subject that has great social implications to a large part of the world population. While in the industrialized world no ill effects have resulted from the practice of bottle-feeding and the decline of breast-feeding of infants, the picture is more complicated in the developing world. In countries with a less developed health care system and a low income population, breast-feeding and fertility are important public health issues. In the 1960s, there was a great push by the milk industries to advertise bottle-feeding in order to expand markets in the Third World. This campaign generated a counter-campaign that has now reached a kind of equilibrium.
In the developing countries, breast-feeding is a serious matter because of the relationship between breast-feeding and fertility.
Author Notes
| Past two years | Past Year | Past 30 Days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abstract Views | 932 | 726 | 315 |
| Full Text Views | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| PDF Downloads | 2 | 2 | 0 |