A REVIEW OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE ON FOODS AND PLANTS SUPPOSED TO INCREASE LACTATION IN PREGNANT WOMEN: A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY

Ergol S., KOÇ G. , Kurtuncu M.

AFRICAN JOURNAL OF TRADITIONAL COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES, vol.13, no.3, pp.27-32, 2016 (Journal Indexed in SCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 13 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.4314/ajtcam.v13i3.4
  • Title of Journal : AFRICAN JOURNAL OF TRADITIONAL COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES
  • Page Numbers: pp.27-32

Abstract

Background: While both the proportion of infants exclusively fed breast milk and the duration of suckling increased worldwide and in Turkey, the addition of another product to breast milk in the first six months of the infant's life is still widespread.