Abstract
Background: Breast-feeding is considered a global standard. Certainly special strategies have an important role in mother’s success in exclusive feeding of the neonate and preservation of the mother’s health. Healthy lifestyle in mothers can be one of the most effective measures to achieve this success. Unfortunately, due to the great attention to the growth and nutrition of the child in the first year of birth, mother's life style is neglected during lactation. Considering the widespread acceptance and interest in complementary medicine, it seems logical to search in Persian Medicine documents to find a guideline regarding the proposed issue. In Persian Traditional Medicine, a lot of attention has been paid to the lifestyle for all lifetimes, including lactation. In the present study, the views of Avicenna -renowned Iranian scientist- were discussed about the life style of mothers during lactation. Material and Methods: In this study, Al-Qanun fi al-tibb by Avicenna (11th) and for thorough discussion also reviewed the views of a later Iranian scientist, Kholase al-hekma by Mohammad Hossein Aghili Alavi Khorasani (18th) were studied to collect all of information about life style of mothers during lactation. Furthermore, a search in PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, Sid, Iran doc was done to get related data about this field from 1990-Jan-1 to 2018-Dec-30. Conclusion: Healthy lifestyle during lactation has six main axes. These six axes include air, nutrition, physical activity and massage, sleep and wakefulness, evacuation of harmful substances and maintaining essential ingredients, and psychic movement and repose. In order to the mother would be able to produce adequate milk for the infant and her health would be preserved. 
Highlights
In the past, Persian Medicine physicians had great experiences about pregnancy and breast-feeding
Iranian Traditional Medicine refers to a set of all knowledge and actions used in diseases from the distant past up to the present, which has transferred based on practical experience and observations from one generation to another [3]
Material and Methods In this narrative review study, Al-Qanun fi altibb by Avicenna (11th) was studied and for thorough discussion reviewed the views of a later Iranian scientist who would benefit from the latest experiences of Iranian medical scientists
Summary
Persian Medicine physicians had great experiences about pregnancy and breast-feeding. Iranian Traditional Medicine refers to a set of all knowledge and actions used in diseases from the distant past up to the present, which has transferred based on practical experience and observations from one generation to another [3]. According to this medicine, the most important principle is prevention from diseases rather than their treatment [4]. The physician should help the people to remain healthy, and if they became ill, treat them [5] In this view, lifestyle adjustment is one of the most important health issues. In order to the mother would be able to produce adequate milk for the infant and her health would be preserved
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
