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Infant Nutrition in the Subtropics and Tropics. World Health Organization Monograph Series, No. 29
Published May 1, 1956 · N. Scrimshaw
American Journal of Public Health
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Infant Nutrition in the Subtropics and Tropics. World Health Organization Monograph Series, No. 29-By D. B. Jelliffe. New York: Columbia University Press (2960 Broadway), 1955. 237 pp. Price, $5.00. Public health workers in tropical or underdeveloped countries will find the information on infant feeding practices in such areas brought together in this monograph to be of value in planning programs to improve maternal and child care. The discussion of present procedures is particularly detailed for the countries visited by the author in a 1953 WHO survey in the Middle and Far East and Africa, and very incomplete for Latin America in which he has not traveled. His brief comments on nutritional anemia, avitaminosis A, rickets, beri-beri, etc., are accurate and the description of kwashiorkor, with accompanying photographs, is one of the best available to date. He discusses bacterial and parasitic infections as major factors contributing to morbidity and mortality from nutritional deficiencies in young children in the tropics and subtropics. A chapter devoted to practical measures of preventing malnutrition emphasizes the use of local food resources and the necessity of adapting programs to the culture and traditions of the people concerned. The section on Nutrition Education in Maternal and Child Health Centers, written in collaboration with Dr. Anne Burgess, is excellent for health workers everywhere. A questionnaire for use in investigating methods of infant feeding appears as an appendix and the book contains over 300 references and an index. NEVIN S. SCRIMSHAW
This monograph provides valuable information on infant feeding practices in tropical and underdeveloped countries, aiding in planning programs to improve maternal and child care.
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