Some teenage mothers got support from their husbands in exclusive breastfeeding, although some Discussion A teenage mothers need husbands’ involvement more compared to adult mothers. Teenage mothers need special attention during pregnancy and after giving birth.9 They have limitations in physical, ...
A Mkwere tribe woman said that when a mother was breastfeeding, she must avoid sex because of the belief that it would cause retardation to the child, which is known in Swahili as “kubemenda.” This belief added to the dilemma that mothers felt in being forced to breastfeed their ...