Infant Feeding and Its Influence on Life: Or, the Causes and Prevention of Infant Mortality

Charles Henry F. Routh

ISBN 10: 0461725436 / ISBN 13: 9780461725438

Published by HardPress Ltd, 2021

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Infant Feeding and Its Influence on Life: Or, the Causes and Prevention of Infant Mortality
• Publisher: HardPress Ltd
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461725436
• ISBN 13: 9780461725438
• Binding: Paperback / softback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 526 grams

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Infant Feeding And Its Influence On Life: Or, The Causes And Prevention Of Infant Mortality by Charles Henry F. Routh surveys the preventable deaths of infants and the social drivers of infant mortality. It analyzes the relative roles of breast-milk versus artificial feeding, the influence of environment (town vs country, Ireland, Paris and other European settings), and the conditions of foundling hospitals. The work challenges the widespread assumption that lack of breast-milk alone explains high infant mortality, showing that impure air, improper nursing practices, exposure, season, and hospital organization all contribute. It discusses the advantages of maternal nursing, the dangers and social consequences of employing hired wet-nurses, and the possibility of reducing mortality by placing foundling hospitals in rural settings, improving housing and supervision, and promoting appropriate feeding practices. The text then surveys substitutes for human milk—ass’s, goat’s, and cow’s milk—and the preparation of artificial milks, including vegetable substitutes, with experimental data and pragmatic recommendations. Throughout, the author combines statistics, physiology, and moral suasion to advocate sanitary reform and practical nourishment to spare infant lives.