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Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 1985 31(3):150-152; doi:10.1093/tropej/31.3.150
© 1985 by Oxford University Press
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Subjective Assessment of Lactational Performance in Gambian Mothers

Michael Watkinson, MRCP(UK)*, Anne M. Watkinson, SRN, SCM and Frances Foord, BSc, SRN, SCM

* Current address: St. George's Hospital, Blackshaw Road, Tooting, London SW170QT, UK
MRC Dunn Nutrition Unit Milton Road Cambridge CB4 IXJ, and Keneba, The Gambia

A study of 113 Gambian mothers at different stages of lactation for subjective assessment of breast milk output revealed a positive correlation between lactational performance and maternal estimation of that performance. The method is suitable for screening mothers with low lactational performance in a community where test weighing is not available. However the sensitivity and specificity of the method are low.


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