Transcript Traditions and Beliefs in the Hispanic Culture about Breastfeeding

Traditions and Beliefs in the
Hispanic Culture about
Breastfeeding
By Josefina Arvizu-Villela Nutritionist CLC
I have no financial
relationships to disclose.
Josefina Arvizu-Villela
Josefina Arvizu-Villela, Nutritionist, CLC
Josefina’s Family
Objective
Identify traditions or beliefs within the
Hispanic community as they relate to
breastfeeding.
What Did Babies Drink?
“Atole”
True or False?
95% of Hispanic mothers in the
United States breastfeed their
infants in the first week of life.
Breastfeeding among Hispanic Women
According to the Centers of
Disease Control and Prevention,
initiation of breastfeeding among
Hispanic women is about
80%
Hispanics Mothers in The US
Hispanics Identified Three Barriers to
Breastfeeding
Embarrassment
Pain
Inconvenience
Barriers to Breast Feeding
Barriers to Breast Feeding
True or False?
• 95% of Hispanic babies are given
water or sweetened herbal teas in
the first week of their life.
Cultural Beliefs
Colostrum
Traditional Health Beliefs and Practices
Señora or “abuela”
Home Remedies by an Herbalist
Sobador (massage therapist)
Curandero or Curandera
Traditional Health Beliefs and Practices:
“Evil Eye “
Traditional Health Beliefs and Practices
Traditional Health Beliefs and Practices
True or False?
Among Hispanics, anise tea is
common remedy for babies to
relieve colic
Therapeutic Uses of Foods
COUNSELING
Summary
• Acculturation, lack of support from mother or grandmother
are factors that can interfere with breastfeeding within the
Hispanic culture.
• Most Hispanics families have strong beliefs in home
remedies which might interfere with the information they
receive from health care providers.
Citations
1.
Curaciones caseras y creencias populares. Retrieved from: http://hesperian.org/wpcontent/uploads/pdf/es_wtnd_2013/es_wtnd_2013_01.pdf
2.
Unicef Mexico “Salud y Nutrición,” Retrieved from: http://www.unicef.org/mexico/spanish/17047.htm
3.
Sara L. Gill, PhD, RN, IBCLC, Elizabeth Reifsnider, PhD, RNC, Assessing Infant Breastfeeding Beliefs Among Low-Income Mexican
4.
Pamela Goyan Kittler and Kathryn P. Sucher. Food and Culture
5.
Mitos y Realidades de la Lactancia Materna. Retrieved from: http://www.unicef.org/ecuador/cbcxgnbfgdfzgsd.pdf
6.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Retrieved from:
http://www.fda.gov/food/foodborneillnesscontaminants/peopleatrisk/ucm089629.htm