A REVIEW OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE ON FOODS AND PLANTS SUPPOSED TO INCREASE LACTATION IN PREGNANT WOMEN: A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY
AFRICAN JOURNAL OF TRADITIONAL COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES, vol.13, no.3, pp.27-32, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Review
- Volume: 13 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2016
- Doi Number: 10.4314/ajtcam.v13i3.4
- Journal Name: AFRICAN JOURNAL OF TRADITIONAL COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database
- Page Numbers: pp.27-32
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes
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.