Research Article

Factors influencing high socio-economic class mothers’ decision regarding formula-feeding practices in the Cape Metropole

Published in: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Volume 22 , issue 1 , 2009 , pages: 37–44

DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2009.11734215

Author(s): M. Sowden Division of Human Nutrition, , D. Marais Division of Human Nutrition, , R. Beukes Division of Human Nutrition,

Keywords: Breast-feeding , breast milk , formula feeding , formula milk , complementary food

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Abstract

The aims of the study were to identify the reasons why high socio-economic class women in the Cape Metropole decide not to breast-feed; to evaluate whether the type and volume of infant formula selected by the mother was appropriate for her infant’s current age and to identify the factors that influence the decision-making process when deciding which infant formula to feed her infant.

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