MORAL TEACHINGS OF ISLAM REGARDING BREAST FEEDING
Keywords:
Breastfeeding, weaning, bottle feeding, formula, milkAbstract
Objective: To study the importance of breastfeeding in Islam.
Material and Methods: It was a cross-sectional study conducted on 100 infants from the rural and urban areas of Peshawar
City from September 2015 to December 2015. Breastfeeding is nursing of the baby through milk from woman's
breast. Islam has stressed upon breastfeeding by making it an obligation upon mothers. Modern medical science has
also proved the benefits of breastfeeding and therefore UNICEF has launched a Baby friendly Initiative program to encourage
the women of the society to breastfeed their newborns. The rationale of this study is to assess the importance
of recommendation of breastfeeding in Islam. It was a cross-sectional study conducted on 100 infants from the rural
and urban areas of Peshawar City from September 2015 to December 2015.
Results: Showed that 55 out of these 100 infants were breastfed and 45 were bottle fed. 38 out of these 45 bottle
fed infants had a history of various infections and admission to the hospital in past. While only 10 out of 55 breastfed
infants had a history of infection. 35 out of 45 bottle fed infants were underweight while only 15 out of 55 breastfed
infants were underweight.
Conclusion: Breast feeding is important for normal growth and development of newborns and also help in preventing
them from various infections and therefore Islam has encouraged breastfeeding and also made it an obligation upon
women.
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