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BREASTFEEDING HISTORY OF THE PEOPLES OF THE WORLD

https://doi.org/10.21518/2079-701X-2016-16-14-21

Abstract

For many thousands of years, breastfeeding was reflected in all spheres of human life, from life traditions to sacred religious and philosophical thoughts. Various factors influenced breastfeeding traditions at different times and among different peoples: climatic conditions, national political  and social  systems,  religious  views, relationships with other nations, cultural and household patterns of the nation. Again, the specifics of the breastfeeding process was interwoven into and had a visible impact on many spheres of life of all classes of society. The article is an overview of literature devoted to traditions and peculiarities of breastfeeding of various peoples of the Earth since the ancient world till the 20th century.

About the Authors

I. N. Zakharova
Russian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Moscow
Russian Federation
MD, Prof.


E. B. Machneva
Russian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Moscow
Russian Federation


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Zakharova IN, Machneva EB. BREASTFEEDING HISTORY OF THE PEOPLES OF THE WORLD. Meditsinskiy sovet = Medical Council. 2016;(16):14-21. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21518/2079-701X-2016-16-14-21

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