Traditional Child Care Practices Among Mothers With Infants Less Than 1 Year Old

Abstract

Background: Mothers not equipped with sufficient knowledge about child care and using traditional child care methods may cause harm to their children’s health and even cause handicaps in their children. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine traditional child care practices of women with infant less than one years age babies. Methods: The descriptive study was conducted in the four districts of Izmir, where health care is offered by the Primary Health Center. Data were collected by face to face with a questionnaire prepared by the researchers in view of the relevant literature. The study sample included 70 mothers with infant less than one year old babies. Results: Turkish mothers had traditional child care practices pertinent to bathing and cutting nails of babies for the first time, swaddling, removal of the umbilical cord, the evil eye and “kırk basması”. Conclusion: Some of these traditional health behaviors can cause health risks. Therefore,

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