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1 Traditions and Beliefs in the Hispanic Culture about Breastfeeding By Josefina Arvizu-Villela Nutritionist CLC

2 I have no financial relationships to disclose. Josefina Arvizu-Villela Josefina Arvizu-Villela, Nutritionist, CLC

3 Josefina’s Family

4 Objective Identify traditions or beliefs within the Hispanic community as they relate to breastfeeding.

5 What Did Babies Drink?

6 “Atole”

7 True or False? 95% of Hispanic mothers in the United States breastfeed their infants in the first week of life.

8 Breastfeeding among Hispanic Women According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, initiation of breastfeeding among Hispanic women is about 80%

9 Hispanics Mothers in The US

10 Hispanics Identified Three Barriers to Breastfeeding

11 Embarrassment

12 Pain

13 Inconvenience

14 Barriers to Breast Feeding

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16 True or False? 95% of Hispanic babies are given water or sweetened herbal teas in the first week of their life.

17 Cultural Beliefs

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19 Colostrum

20 Traditional Health Beliefs and Practices Señora or “abuela”

21 Home Remedies by an Herbalist

22 Sobador (massage therapist) Curandero or Curandera

23 Traditional Health Beliefs and Practices: “Evil Eye “

24 Traditional Health Beliefs and Practices

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26 True or False? Among Hispanics, anise tea is common remedy for babies to relieve colic

27 Therapeutic Uses of Foods

28 COUNSELING

29 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.

30 Citations 1. Curaciones caseras y creencias populares. Retrieved from: http://hesperian.org/wp- content/uploads/pdf/es_wtnd_2013/es_wtnd_2013_01.pdfhttp://hesperian.org/wp- content/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.htmhttp://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 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.pdfhttp://www.unicef.org/ecuador/cbcxgnbfgdfzgsd.pdf 6. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Retrieved from: http://www.fda.gov/food/foodborneillnesscontaminants/peopleatrisk/ucm089629.htm http://www.fda.gov/food/foodborneillnesscontaminants/peopleatrisk/ucm089629.htm


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