Breastfeeding (Rada'ah) under and Islamic law and it's promotion towards sustaining mother's and children's health

• Main Author: Mohd, Azizah
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: KBP Islamic Law; RJ101 Child Health. Child health services
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/5662/1/Breastfeeding_%28Rada%27ah%29_under_Islamic_law_and_its_promotion_towards_sustainuing_mothe%27s_and_children%27s_heath.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/5662/4/Breastfeeding_%28Rada%27ah%29_under_islamic_law_and_it%27s_promotion__towards_sustaining_mother%27s_and_children%27s_health.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/5662/; http://www.iafor.org/ACSS_CONFERENCE_PROCEEDINGS_2011.pdf

In general, breastfeeding refers to a process of milk feeding of babies from the breast of a woman. In Islam, breastfeeding is highly recommended where the duty lies with both parents. The father is duty bound to provide milk feeding as part of the duty to maintain his child while the mother is n...