Child: Care, Health and Development
Volume 20, Issue 5, 1994, Pages 349-354

The availability of advice regarding infant feeding to immigrants of Vietnamese origin: a survey of families and health visitors (Article)

SHARMA A.* , LYNCH M.A. , IRVINE M.L.
  • a Lewisham and North Southwark Health Authority
  • b Newcomen Centre, Guy's Hospital, United Kingdom
  • c South Lewisham Health Centre, London, United Kingdom

Abstract

Summary Since their arrival in Britain most Vietnamese mothers have abandoned traditional infant feeding practices for ‘modem’ methods which are unsatisfactory and expensive. Health staff are not perceived as a source of information or support. This paper emphasizes the need for culturally sensitive initiatives to reverse this trend. Copyright © 1994, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved

Author Keywords

Support advice Vietnamese Breast feeding

Index Keywords

education Infant Nutrition Vietnam nurse human Ethnic Groups ethnic group ethnology Breast Feeding Cross-Cultural Comparison Community Health Nursing male England female Viet Nam Infant cultural factor Article Support, Non-U.S. Gov't adult migration United Kingdom baby food Infant Food Emigration and Immigration Middle Age
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DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.1994.tb00396.x
ISSN: 03051862
Cited by: 7
Original Language: English