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  1. A total of 634 caregivers (361 from Kafue and 273 from Mazabuka) participated in the study. About 311/618 (54.0%) of the caregiver knew the definition and recommended duration of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) and...

    Authors: Mary Katepa-Bwalya, Victor Mukonka, Chipepo Kankasa, Freddie Masaninga, Olusegun Babaniyi and Seter Siziya
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2015 10:5
    Content type: Research Published on:

  2. Optimal breastfeeding is inextricably linked to the achievement of ... reducing child mortality and improving maternal health. Breastfeeding is safe, promotes sensory and cognitive development ... objective of th...

    Authors: Teklemariam Gultie and Girum Sebsibie
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2016 11:5
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    The Retraction Note to this article has been published in International Breastfeeding Journal 2018 13:13

  3. Many women have low confidence in breastfeeding and have concerns regarding low milk volume or discomfort with breastfeeding. Antenatal hand expression may be an opportunity to help women feel more comfortable wi...

    Authors: Sally Chen, Yukiko Washio, Angela Liu, Colette Acker and Gail Herrine
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2023 18:39
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  4. Domperidone is the most frequently prescribed medicine used to increase breast milk supply. There is considerable controversy surrounding the use of domperidone in lactation, due to limited evidence about efficac...

    Authors: Gabriella Zizzo, Alice R. Rumbold and Luke E. Grzeskowiak
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2021 16:92
    Content type: Research Published on:

  5. To protect children’s right to optimal nutrition, WHO/UNICEF developed a Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding, endorsed by all 53 WHO/EURO Member States. The World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (W...

    Authors: Irena Zakarija-Grković, Adriano Cattaneo, Maria Enrica Bettinelli, Claudia Pilato, Charlene Vassallo, Mariella Borg Buontempo, Helen Gray, Clare Meynell, Patricia Wise, Susanna Harutyunyan, Stefanie Rosin, Andrea Hemmelmayr, Daiva Šniukaitė-Adner, Maryse Arendt and Arun Gupta
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2020 15:51
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  6. The challenge of combining professional work and breastfeeding is a key reason why women choose not to breastfeed or to stop breastfeeding early. We posited that having access to ... important longer term consequ...

    Authors: Sjoukje A. van Dellen, Barbara Wisse, Mark P. Mobach, Casper J. Albers and Arie Dijkstra
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2021 16:67
    Content type: Research Published on:

  7. This study aims to examine whether specific maternal breast variations (such as flat nipple, inverted nipple, large breast or/and large nipple) are barriers for weight gain in breastfed infants during the first s...

    Authors: Reza Vazirinejad, Shokoofeh Darakhshan, Abbas Esmaeili and Shiva Hadadian
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2009 4:13
    Content type: Research Published on:

  8. Parental stress in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) is well known, as is the stress induced by the COVID-19 pandemic. This combination might increase stress to the extent of affecting the availability of mate...

    Authors: Ilia Bresesti, Laura Morlacchi, Caterina Cazzaniga, Camilla Sangiorgio, Lorenza Bertù, Maria Elena Bolis, Angela Bossi and Massimo Agosti
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2022 17:94
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  9. Breastfeeding is an unequalled way of providing ideal ... . World Health Organization (WHO) recommend exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for six months which has...

    Authors: Abdulbasit Musa Seid, Melkie Edris Yesuf and Digsu Negese Koye
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2013 8:14
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  10. Overall, women living with HIV found it difficult to adhere to the HIV infant feeding guidance. There were three dominant factors that influenced decision making processes: 1) Exclusive breastfeeding was not the ...

    Authors: Helen M. Nabwera, Joyline Jepkosgei, Kelly W. Muraya, Amin S. Hassan, Catherine S. Molyneux, Rehema Ali, Andrew M. Prentice, James A. Berkley and Martha K. Mwangome
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2017 12:31
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  11. Breastfeeding practices such as early initiation of breast milk and exclusive breastfeeding are key to the reduction of childhood ... these practices, rates of timely initiation of breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding

    Authors: Owen Nkoka, Peter A. M. Ntenda, Victor Kanje, Edith B. Milanzi and Amit Arora
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2019 14:37
    Content type: Research Published on:

  13. Timely initiation of breastfeeding is defined as putting the newborn to ... is a considerable variation on timely initiation of breastfeeding among regions. The main aim of this ... and investigate factors associ...

    Authors: Getachew Tilahun, Getu Degu, Telake Azale and Askal Tigabu
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2016 11:27
    Content type: Research Published on:

  14. A number of significant recent research studies have used techniques of economic modelling to demonstrate the potential benefits of increasing breastfeeding rates in the UK overall, and specifically ... 2011–12, ...

    Authors: Karin Lowson, Clare Offer, Julie Watson, Bill McGuire and Mary J Renfrew
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2015 10:11
    Content type: Research Published on:

  15. Although breastfeeding is expected to reduce the incidence of ... . We examined whether or not high-intensity breastfeeding reduces the incidence of abnormal glucose tolerance and investigated the effect of high-...

    Authors: Ichiro Yasuhi, Tomoko Soda, Hiroshi Yamashita, Atsuko Urakawa, Mihoko Izumi, Yukari Kugishima and Yasushi Umezaki
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2017 12:32
    Content type: Research Published on:

  16. Lack of breastfeeding support is often cited by mothers as ... premature weaning. The experiences and perceptions of breastfeeding mothers in a range of contexts and ... there has been little exploration of the s...

    Authors: Nicole Bridges, Gwyneth Howell and Virginia Schmied
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2018 13:22
    Content type: Research Published on:

  17. Birthing people with pre-pregnancy body mass indices (BMIs) ≥ 25 kg/m2, particularly those without prior breastfeeding experience, are at increased risk for suboptimal...

    Authors: Jill R. Demirci, Melissa Glasser, Debra L. Bogen, Susan M. Sereika, Dianxu Ren, Kristin Ray, Lisa M. Bodnar, Therese A. O’Sullivan and Katherine Himes
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2023 18:16
    Content type: Study Protocol Published on:

  18. The United States' Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) distributes about half the infant formula used in the United States at no cost to the families. This is a matter of ...

    Authors: George Kent
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2006 1:8
    Content type: Debate Published on:

  19. The World Health Organization recommends the use of donated human milk (HM) as the second-best option for mothers who are temporarily unable to provide sufficient breast milk to meet the needs of their infants...

    Authors: Mohammed A. M. Ahmed, Charles Patrick Namisi, Nakibuuka Victoria Kirabira, Micheal Webba Lwetabe and Joseph Rujumba
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2024 19:9
    Content type: Research Published on:

  20. Although breastfeeding is widely acknowledged as protecting both infant ... infants alongside optimal support for maternal lactation and breastfeeding. The Hearts Milk Bank (HMB) was...

    Authors: Samantha Griffin, Jo Watt, Sophie Wedekind, Solange Bramer, Yasmin Hazemi-Jebelli, Robert Boyle, Gillian Weaver and Natalie S. Shenker
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2022 17:7
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  21. Women's perceptions of quality of care during episodes of breast inflammation have been scantily explored. It was the objective of the present study to describe a cohort of breastfeeding women with inflammatory s...

    Authors: Linda J Kvist, Marie Louise Hall-Lord and Bodil Wilde Larsson
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2007 2:2
    Content type: Research Published on:

  22. Early initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour after birth is essential ... state’ of timely or early initiation of breastfeeding recommended by WHO, Bangladesh needs to increase ... in this study to examine how...

    Authors: Kanchan Kumar Sen, Taslim Sazzad Mallick and Wasimul Bari
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2020 15:18
    Content type: Research Published on:

  23. Doulas have been instrumental in providing breastfeeding support to nursing mothers before and during ... a mother's ability to initiate and maintain breastfeeding. However, the COVID-19 pandemic, subsequent ... ...

    Authors: Monica Ochapa, Kesha Baptiste-Roberts, Sharon E. Barrett, Adeola Animasahun and Yvonne Bronner
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2023 18:23
    Content type: Review Published on:

  24. Remote forms of breastfeeding support, such as helplines and social media ... , e.g., when the risk of breastfeeding cessation is high. Currently, there is ... known about who accesses different forms of remote breastfeeding

    Authors: Gill Thomson, Marie-Clare Balaam and Svetlana Tishkovskaya
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2024 19:36
    Content type: Research Published on:

  25. Exclusive breastfeeding in infants aged under six months is ... developing world. Identifying factors associated with good breastfeeding practice helps to increase its coverage and ... was to identify the predict...

    Authors: Gudina Egata, Yemane Berhane and Alemayehu Worku
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2013 8:8
    Content type: Research Published on:

  26. Sri Lanka is an upper-middle-income country with excellent health statistics. However, 2016 Demographic and Health Survey data have shown 82% and 64% of mothers exclusively breastfed infants aged 0–6 months and 4...

    Authors: Kandeepan Karthigesu, Sandrasegarampillai Balakumar and Vasanthy Arasaratnam
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2023 18:42
    Content type: Research Published on:

  27. The World Health Organization and United Nations Children’s Fund recommend exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for the first six months ... ’s life. Although evidence suggests that maintaining breastfeeding has positiv...

    Authors: Sasiwan Suthasmalee and Chadakarn Phaloprakarn
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2024 19:25
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    The Correction to this article has been published in International Breastfeeding Journal 2024 19:30

  28. Clinical guidelines aim to improve patient outcomes by providing recommendations on appropriate healthcare for specific clinical conditions. Scientific evidence produced over time leads to change in clinical g...

    Authors: Elizabeth H Shayo, Bodil Bø Våga, Karen Marie Moland, Peter Kamuzora and Astrid Blystad
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2014 9:188
    Content type: Research Published on:

  30. Suboptimal breastfeeding is a major cause of infant morbidity ... hampered quantification of this practice, however, limiting breastfeeding promotion efforts. As part of a clinical ... in Dhaka, Bangladesh, data ...

    Authors: Thomas J. Roberts, Yana E. Hoy-Schulz, Kaniz Jannat and Julie Parsonnet
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2018 13:39
    Content type: Short report Published on:

  31. Early initiation of breastfeeding is a simple and cost effective intervention ... Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) recommend that breastfeeding should be initiated within one hour of ... to identify factors assoc...

    Authors: Yihunie Lakew, Lianna Tabar and Demewoz Haile
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2015 10:24
    Content type: Research Published on:

  32. The World Health Organization (WHO) encourages early initiation of breastfeeding within the first hour after birth with ... papers about factors associated with the initiation of breastfeeding in Sudan.

    Authors: Ahmed A. Hassan, Zainab Taha, Mohammed Ahmed A. Ahmed, Abdel Aziem A. Ali and Ishag Adam
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2018 13:34
    Content type: Research Published on:

  33. Early initiation of breastfeeding, also known as early initiation, is ... a considerable variation in the timely initiation of breastfeeding practices. Therefore, the objective of this ... to assess the level of ...

    Authors: Amare Belachew
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2019 14:5
    Content type: Research Published on:

  34. Kangaroo mother care is a comprehensive intervention given for all newborns especially for premature and low birthweight infants. It is the most feasible and preferred intervention for decreasing neonatal morbidi...

    Authors: Alemayehu Gonie Mekonnen, Sisay Shewasinad Yehualashet and Alebachew Demelash Bayleyegn
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2019 14:12
    Content type: Research Published on:

  35. The global breastfeeding recommendation states that all infants should be ... defined as timely initiation or early initiation of breastfeeding. Early initiation of breastfeeding is associated with reduced risk i...

    Authors: Justin Bruno Tongun, Mohammed Boy Sebit, David Mukunya, Grace Ndeezi, Victoria Nankabirwa, Thorkild Tylleskar and James K. Tumwine
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2018 13:28
    Content type: Research Published on:

  36. Timely initiation of breastfeeding is defined as putting the newborn to ... to assess the prevalence of timely initiation of breastfeeding and associated factors. The findings of these ... estimate the pooled pre...

    Authors: Animut Alebel, Getiye Dejenu, Getachew Mullu, Nurilign Abebe, Tenaw Gualu and Setegn Eshetie
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2017 12:44
    Content type: Review Published on:

  37. Neonatal teeth erupt during the neonatal period and natal teeth are the presence of teeth since birth. While rare, natal teeth and neonatal teeth can have a significant impact on breastfeeding. Neonatal teeth are...

    Authors: Nurjasmine Aida Jamani, Yunita Dewi Ardini and Nor Asilah Harun
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2018 13:35
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  38. Breastmilk hand expression (BMHE) is recommended to promote lactation, relieve breast engorgement, and collect milk for future infant feedings. Resources to teach this skill are limited and infrequently developed...

    Authors: Kameela Miriam Alibhai, Malia S. Q. Murphy, Sandra Dunn, Erin Keely, Paloma O’Meara, Josdalyne Anderson and Darine El-Chaâr
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2022 17:8
    Content type: Research Published on:

  39. Human milk insufficiency is a significant barrier to implementing breastfeeding, and it is identified as a prevalent ... and infants. Studies investigating the impact of breastfeeding interventions to improve mil...

    Authors: Olivia Piccolo, Mai-Lei Woo Kinshella, Sangwani Salimu, Marianne Vidler, Mwai Banda, Queen Dube, Kondwani Kawaza, David M. Goldfarb and Alinane Linda Nyondo-Mipando
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2022 17:14
    Content type: Research Published on:

  40. Childbirth and lactation are intricate processes, involving several hormones, the most important of which are prolactin (a protein hormone) and cortisol (one of the glucocorticoids). The early postpartum period i...

    Authors: Katarzyna Maria Wszołek, Karolina Chmaj-Wierzchowska, Małgorzata Pięt, Agata Tarka, Marek Chuchracki, Błażej Męczekalski and Maciej Wilczak
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2022 17:66
    Content type: Research Published on:

  41. Between December 2016 and February 2018, 63 individuals were approached and screened for eligibility, and 45 enrolled into the study (71%). Of 22 participants assigned to AME, 18 completed at least one AME study ...

    Authors: Jill R. Demirci, Melissa Glasser, Katherine P. Himes and Susan M. Sereika
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2022 17:50
    Content type: Research Published on:

  42. Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) has important benefits for both ... the past decade to inform national and subnational breastfeeding programmes. The present study aimed to investigate...

    Authors: Felix Akpojene Ogbo, Mansi Vijaybhai Dhami, Akorede O. Awosemo, Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Jacob Olusanya, Uchechukwu L. Osuagwu, Pramesh Raj Ghimire, Andrew Page and Kingsley E. Agho
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2019 14:20
    Content type: Research Published on:

    The Correction to this article has been published in International Breastfeeding Journal 2019 14:22

  43. This study investigates and compares the rates and factors associated with early initiation of breastfeeding (EIBF) within one hour of birth...

    Authors: Emmanuel Olorunleke Adewuyi, Yun Zhao, Vishnu Khanal, Asa Auta and Lydia Babatunde Bulndi
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2017 12:51
    Content type: Research Published on:

  44. Despite evidences indicating the superiority of breastfeeding and recent advances in the indicators of breastfeeding in Brazil, exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) during the first six months...

    Authors: Mariana Moraes de Oliveira and José Simon Camelo Jr
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2017 12:42
    Content type: Research Published on:

  45. Regarding the experience of D-MER, 202 mothers in the study population had given birth to a total of 403 children and experienced D-MER when breastfeeding 62 children (15.4%). Of ... D-MER with at least one child...

    Authors: Yukako Moriyama, Yuko Nakao, Naoko Yamamoto and Toshimichi Oki
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2024 19:21
    Content type: Research Published on:

  46. In developing countries, infectious diseases such as diarrhoea and acute respiratory infections are the main cause of mortality and morbidity in infants aged less than one year. The importance of exclusive breastfeeding

    Authors: Seema Mihrshahi, Wendy H Oddy, Jennifer K Peat and Iqbal Kabir
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2008 3:28
    Content type: Research Published on:

  50. Exclusive breastfeeding up to six months is considered to ... guide policy makers in the development of targeted breastfeeding promotion strategies, changes in the effect of predictor variables on exclusive breastfeeding

    Authors: Nomita Chandhiok, Kh. Jitenkumar Singh, Damodar Sahu, Lucky Singh and Arvind Pandey
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2015 10:34
    Content type: Research Published on:
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