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Problem-Based Learning (PBL) is extensively used in pre- and post-graduate teaching programmes. However, it has been seldom used for in-service training and continuing medical education. We aimed to develop a PBL...
Exclusive breastfeeding in the initial six months of infancy ... of age in India is not receiving exclusive breastfeeding, with the rates varying considerably between and ... investigated the effect of intersecti...
The World Health Organization recommends a 24-h recall period to estimate breastfeeding practice of mothers of infants aged younger ... for practical reasons, it can overestimate exclusive breastfeeding practice ...
Obesity is a worldwide public health problem that demands significant attention. Several studies have found that maternal obesity has a negative effect on the duration of breastfeeding and delayed lactogenesis. T...
The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) aims to promote and support breastfeeding. Globally, around 20,000 facilities have...why maternity units decide to become BFHI-certified, how BFHI is installed at the ...
The economic cost of not breastfeeding in Indonesia is estimated at US$1....
Common approaches to manage breastfeeding problems such as pain, blocked ducts,...
Infant feeding may consist of direct breastfeeding (DBF), pumping and bottle feeding (...
In Brazil, the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) proposes following the criteria, the “Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding”, International Code of Marketing of Breast-...
Early skin-to-skin contact promotes infant physiologic stability, provides warmth and makes breast milk readily available. Despite the known benefits of early skin-to-skin contact, this practice is not included w...
The current situation of breastfeeding in China has been discussed in many articles, and a declining trend of breastfeeding duration has been confirmed. The associations between various socioeconomic, reproductiv...
Breast milk is comprised of the essential nutrients that an infant needs in the first six months of life. Timely initiation of breastfeeding guarantees that infants receive the colostrum, ‘ ... antibodies that pr...
While breastfeeding rates have improved globally, disparities in breastfeeding practices persist particularly in rural and low ... only 56% of Indian mothers practice exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for the recomme...
Breastfeeding performance index is an explanatory attempt to summarize key breastfeeding practices by summarizing the different dimensions of breastfeeding practices into a single summary variable. Breastfeeding ...
The definition for lower limit of safe birthweight loss among exclusively breastfed neonates is arbitrary. Despite this, in cases of great in-hospital weight loss, breastfeeding adequacy is immediately questioned...
Newborn weight measurements are used as a key indicator of breastfeeding adequacy. The purpose of this study was...
Prelacteal feeding is a major public health problem that increases the risk of morbidity and mortality in children. It also result delayed breastfeeding initiation and interferes with exclusive breastfeeding. Alt...
Baby food marketing undermines breastfeeding by influencing women’s attitudes and decision-...
The prevalence of prelacteal feeding was 11.1 % (95 % confidence interval [CI]: 9.0, 13.0). Colostrum discarding (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 8.7; 95 % CI (3.8, 20.1)) and lack of counseling about breastfeeding (A...
Too much or too little milk production are common problems in a lactation consultant's practice. Whereas underproduction is widely discussed in the lactation literature, overabundant milk supply is not. In my pra...
Mothers requiring the antiarrhythmic agent flecainide are often advised not to breastfeed, because of the lack of data concercing ... , neonatal and breastmilk flecainide concentrations in a breastfed infant of a...
Human milk banks (HMB) play an essential role by providing human milk to infants who would otherwise not be able to receive mother’s milk. There is currently no donor milk bank in Turkey. For any new health in...
Even though it has been shown that peer support to mothers at home helps to increase exclusive breastfeeding, little is known about the experiences of...
In the past 10–15 years, there has been increased concern about ankyloglossia and its effect on infant breastfeeding. This has been associated with increased performance ... Physicians and other healthcare profes...
Expression and storage of breastmilk is a strategy that ensures continued breast milk consumption in the event of temporary separation of an infant from the mother. However, many studies show that working mothers...
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations on infant feeding in the context of COVID-19 uphold standing recommendations for breastfeeding, non-separation, and skin-to-skin...
Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) is a rich and valuable part of the process of planning, designing, carrying out and disseminating research. It is important to communicate PPI findings in detail so that th...
This paper identifies how the different ideologies of patriarchy, technology, capitalism, race and feminism shape how we see breastfeeding and the breastfeeding mother with child. Ultimately, while we can make go...
More women with intellectual disabilities are becoming mothers but fewer are known to breastfeed compared with other women. Women with intellectual...
We found multiple factors which may have contributed to this case of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Antenatal care was initiated late in pregnancy (during the third trimester), and as a result, HIV diagnosi...
The prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding practice was 113 (84%). Sixty...
Interventions to promote breastfeeding are the cornerstone of efforts to reduce ... one of the most effective strategies to increase breastfeeding is through peer counsellors. However, the ... counsellors partici...
Conflicting results exist about the short-and long-term effects of breastfeeding on bone mineral content (BMC) and...
Thalassemia major or Cooley’s anemia is the most severe form of beta thalassemia in which the complete lack of beta protein in the hemoglobin causes a life-threatening anemia requiring regular blood transfusions ...
The early initiation of breastfeeding (EIBF), or timely initiation of breastfeeding, is the proportion of children put to...
Mothers with diabetes are less likely to achieve successful breastfeeding. Antenatal breastmilk expression (ABE) may facilitate earlier breastfeeding, but feasibility of introducing ABE and its...
Infant formula requires mass production by the dairy industry, with plastic and other waste and degradation of land and waterways. Millions of babies, two thirds globally, now have milk formula, with breastfeeding
The presence of a tongue-tie (ankyloglossia) in an infant may lead to breastfeeding difficulties, but debate continues about which babies...
Milk ejection is essential for a successful lactation, however techniques to measure milk ejection in women are often complex and invasive. Recent research has demonstrated that at milk ejection, milk duct dia...
Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex (D-MER) is an abrupt emotional "drop" that occurs in some women just before milk release and continues for not more than a few minutes. The brief negative feelings range in sever...
Thirteen breastfeeding mothers were enrolled in the study and ... before (foremilk) and after (hindmilk) a breastfeeding session. The fat content was evaluated by...
Although breastfeeding guidelines for infants admitted to the neonatal...
The majority of mothers belong to the Santal tribe (93.8%). Nearly half of mothers suffered from underweight including severe forms (BMI < 18.5: 49.4%), and the majority of mothers were anemic (Hb < 12 g/dl: 86.2...
Listening to music can reduce or manage stress, fatigue, and accompanying symptoms in mothers. Music increases oxytocin secretion which affects breast milk. This study aimed to examine the effect of lullaby on...
In 2019, we conducted an online, cross-sectional survey of Australian breastfeeding women to examine individual experiences related to...
Worldwide promotion of infant formula and other commercial baby foods is leading to increased use of these products, raising concerns about their impact on the health of infants. These products are made and ma...
In Nigeria, diarrhoea contributes significantly to childhood morbidity and mortality, with suboptimal breastfeeding practices playing a key role. The present ... children aged under five years attributable to sub...
Offspring from women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) are at risk for later overweight, and the aim of treatment regimens is to normalize their prognosis. While the general concept is that breastfeeding i...
Health professionals may advise women to either stop breastfeeding or drug treatment due to restrictive advice ... industry-independent answers to questions about drugs and breastfeeding documented in a full-text...
Most child deaths are preventable and caused by behaviorally modifiable factors. By promoting optimal breastfeeding, we can reduce neonatal and child mortality ... the program impact on promoting early initiation...
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