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Weaning Process in Breastfed Infants Compared with Artificially Fed: An Assessment Study

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Introduction: Weaning is the process of expanding the diet to include foods and drinks other
than breast milk or infant formula. The aim of the study: The study aimed to compare weaning process
in breastfed versus artificially fed infants. Research design: Descriptive-comparative design was utilized
in carrying out this study. Subject and Setting: A purposive sample including 200 mothers attended the
Child Care Center Castle in Sayeda Aisha over a six months period and their accompanying infants.
Tools: of study involved; I- Predesigned questionnaire format to assess characteristics of the infants and
their mothers, to assess mother's knowledge regarding breast-feeding, bottle-feeding. II- Children's
assessment sheet to assess their physical and physiological growth and development and compare with
their normal peers. Results: The result of the study showed that more than one third of the bottle-feeding
mothers had average knowledge regarding weaning process versus the breast-feeding mothers had poor
knowledge with statistically significant differences. Conclusion: The current study showed that,
mothers' knowledge regarding weaning process was poor in breastfed compared with artificially fed
infants. Recommendation: Improve mothers' awareness and practice regarding breast feeding, artificial
feeding and proper weaning.

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10.21608/ejhc.2022.254828

Keywords

Weaning Pattern, breast feeding, complementary feeding, artificial feeding, Mothers, children, Nursing

Authors

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Wafaa

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El-Sayed Ouda

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Professors of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing – Ain Shams University

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Zeinab

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Fathy El-Sayed

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Professors of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing – Ain Shams University

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Eman

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Shabaan Mohamed Elhaag

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Clinical Nurse in International Organization of Migration

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13

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3

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35657

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2022-09-01

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2022-08-15

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2022-09-01

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788

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794

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1687-9546

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3009-6766

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631

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care

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https://ejhc.journals.ekb.eg/

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Weaning Process in Breastfed Infants Compared with Artificially Fed: An Assessment Study

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22 Jan 2023