SUMMARY The point is to know if the populations of the past were aware of the influence of breast-feeding upon fecundability and what the consequences of the opinion on this matter have been on the use of nurses. Here are presented the ideas on breast-feeding of some ancient famous physicians...

The study of demographic trends in sub-Saharan Africa though crucial in the assessment of the impact of population size and growth on the overall socio-economic development in the region, has received the least attention due to lack of reliable data for most of the countries. This paper focuses...