The maternity nurse must be cognizant that cultural practices have significant influence on infant feeding methods. A new mother who recently emigrated from South Africa insists on feeding her newborn a watery porridge. This new mother believes that this first food will:

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The Zulu,Pedi,and Sotho people feed their infants a watery porridge mixed with cow's milk and sugar water. People from Zambia feed their infants a light beer called mahel as a first food. Their belief is that this food will clear the bowel of meconium. In India castor oil and honey are fed to the newborn in an effort to remove the fluids of the womb that the newborn may have ingested during the delivery. Rice is given to babies in Thailand as their first food in order for them to learn the taste.

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