Traditional practices about child care of the mothers who owner 0-12 month baby

Abstract

This descriptive study was conducted to determine the traditional practices about child care of mothers who have child 0-12 month. The study included 203 mothers who participated as volunteers. The sample consisted of 203 women who attended the Birth and Infant Hospital between   March 1, 2007 and April 15, 2007 and accepted to take port in this study. The data has been gathered in forms which were prepared by the researchers. Permission was obtained from the subjects verbally before the study started and the form was filled, with face to face interview technique.
It was  result of the research, it was determined that 34.5% of the mothers feed their children after half on hour from the birth, 27.1% of them after two hours from the birth. It was found out that 1.0% of the mothers gave their children sugary water and 88.7% breast milk as first food; that 66.0% made to do the their first bath after  novels cord of infant fall down, that 53.2% of the mother wrapped the children swaddling clothes. That 88.2% of the mothers cut the children's nails three months after the birth who expected of complete forty after birth. The mother statement 33.0% breast milk face baby who beautiful. The mother determination 32.5% baby's mount thrush was gone doctor and 25.1% clear carbonate water. The mother was found 58.6% after navels cord of infant fall down and 42.4% to pray keeping evil eye of infant