BREASTFEEDING HISTORY OF THE PEOPLES OF THE WORLD

Abstract

For many thousands of years, breastfeeding was reflected in all spheres of human life, from life traditions to sacred religious and philosophical thoughts. Various factors influenced breastfeeding traditions at different times and among different peoples: climatic conditions, national political and social systems, religious views, relationships with other nations, cultural and household patterns of the nation. Again, the specifics of the breastfeeding process was interwoven into and had a visible impact on many spheres of life of all classes of society. The article is an overview of literature devoted to traditions and peculiarities of breastfeeding of various peoples of the Earth since the ancient world till the 20th century.

Keywords

• children
• breastfeeding
• history