NORMAL PUERPERIUM AND BREAST-FEEDING

Mothers who have just given birth need support from medical staff and also from their home surroundings. The type of support given to mother s and their new babies varies in different countries and cultures, but should be equally adequate and beneficial. Breast-feeding, as the ver y best method of early nutrition of the newborn, is the central event of puerperium. Its importance, and other practical approaches during t his period are discussed and reviewed.