Breast feeding in Norwegian maternity wards
Skard, A.G.; Endsjo, T.O.; Busterud, M.; Helsing, E.; Pape, K.
Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening Tidsskrift for Praktisk Medicin Ny Raekke 96(9-10): 579-581
1976
ISSN/ISBN: 0029-2001 PMID: 1258032 Document Number: 101386
This survey of breast feeding practices, carried out in 1973, covered 23 large, 54 medium-sized and 41 small maternity wards. Amongst the more important findings were that (i) breast feeding commenced relatively late after birth, (ii) the majority of wards were on a fixed feeding schedule (although the majority allowed flexible feeding on request), (iii) weighing before and after each feed was practised by the majority, and (iv) mother and child spent a relatively short time together each day.