A survey on breastfeeding practices at Dr. Pirngadi Hospital Medan

Adi Sutjipto (Department of Child Health, University of Sumatera Utara Medical School, Medan, North Sumatera)
Djaman Purba (Department of Child Health, University of Sumatera Utara Medical School, Medan, North Sumatera)
Nasril Nazir (Department of Child Health, University of Sumatera Utara Medical School, Medan, North Sumatera)
M. D. Purba (Department of Child Health, University of Sumatera Utara Medical School, Medan, North Sumatera)
Helena Siregar (Department of Child Health, University of Sumatera Utara Medical School, Medan, North Sumatera)

Paediatrica Indonesiana
Vol 21 No 3-4 (1981): March - April 1981

From August up to December 1978 a survey had been carried out on breast milk feeding in children of 0-2 years treated in the Departement of Child Health, Medical School, University of North Sumatera, Medon. The method applied was by filling questionnaires.The results were as follows: from 65 children ill vestigated, 28 (43.1%) drank breast milk, 14 (21,5%) breast milk + artificial milk, 20 (30.8%) artificial milk and 3 (4.6%) did not get any milk.The time of starting artificial milk as additional milk feeding was found highest (33.3%) at the age 3 -6 months. The older the child the less the percentage of breast milk.