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  1. It is well established that exclusive breastfeeding can play a critical role in reducing ... thus far on the practice and perceptions of breastfeeding in Sierra Leone, where more than 10 ... to develop recommenda...

    Authors: Dorothee van Breevoort, Francesca Tognon, Arne Beguin, Amara S. Ngegbai, Giovanni Putoto and Ankie van den Broek
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2021 16:42
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  2. Breastfeeding is recognized as the single most cost- ... , few studies have explored perceived barriers to breastfeeding and factors associated with breastfeeding intent among mothers of newborn babies in ... Nam...

    Authors: Phuong Thi Kim Nguyen, Hoang Thi Tran, Thuy Thi Thanh Thai, Kirsty Foster, Christine L. Roberts and Ben J. Marais
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2018 13:2
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  3. Many women experience breastfeeding difficulties. Sometimes these difficulties lead to breastfeeding cessation. Breastfeeding clinics provide support for women facing such problems. This study aims to describe th...

    Authors: Caroline Lamontagne, Anne-Marie Hamelin and Monik St-Pierre
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2008 3:17
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  4. Surgery is the primary treatment for benign breast disease and causes some disruption to the normal physiology of the breast, even when this disruption is localised, it remains unclear whether it affects women’s ...

    Authors: Siying Mao, Jiafa He, Lezhen Huang, Yang Sun, Yan Dai, Qianqian Guo, Chang Qiu, Xue Song, Xiaojie Lin, Shengying Chen, Lingling Ye and Rui Xu
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2024 19:41
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  5. It is unclear if state laws supporting breastfeeding are associated with exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) practice among low-income mothers ... also assessed how mother’s exposure to WIC breastfeeding consultation w...

    Authors: Paschal A. Apanga, Elizabeth J. Christiansen, Ann M. Weber, Lyndsey A. Darrow, Mark S. Riddle, Wei-Chen Tung, Yan Liu, Taya Kohnen and Joshua V. Garn
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2022 17:46
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  6. Breastfeeding is considered the biological norm and essential ... morbidity and mortality. Mothers are responsible for breastfeeding but the support of others, including their ... aim of this study was to compare...

    Authors: Kidane Tadesse Gebremariam, Oksana Zelenko, Afework Mulugeta and Danielle Gallegos
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2021 16:3
    Content type: Research Published on:

  7. Breastfeeding in the public sphere is known to ... to the fact that many women hesitate to breastfeed in public and prepare themselves for potential...

    Authors: Charlotta Dykes, Pernilla Ny, Yvonne L. Hauck, Lesley Kuliukas, Louise Gallagher, Vivienne Brady and Christine Rubertsson
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2023 18:49
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  8. Global and Indonesian guidelines suggest that breastfeeding should continue for at least the first ... many studies have focused on six-month exclusive breastfeeding practices, little is known about why mothers d...

    Authors: Bunga Astria Paramashanti, Michael J Dibley, Tanvir M Huda, Yayi Suryo Prabandari and Neeloy Ashraful Alam
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2023 18:48
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  9. In addition to its health and nutritional benefits, breastfeeding can save low-income, food insecure mothers ... spent on food and other necessities. Yet breastfeeding may exacerbate food insecurity by negatively...

    Authors: Lauren M. Dinour, Elizabeth I. Rivera Rodas, Ndidiamaka N. Amutah-Onukagha and Laurén A. Doamekpor
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2020 15:30
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  10. Many breastfeeding women require and regularly take medicines, especially ... and practices towards medication use and safety in breastfeeding. The limited literature that was uncovered identified ... decisions a...

    Authors: Safeera Y Hussainy and Narmin Dermele
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2011 6:11
    Content type: Review Published on:

  11. Improving breastfeeding rates is one of the most cost- ... of the world falls far below WHO recommended breastfeeding practices. Confident, informed healthcare workers are an important resource to promote breastfeeding

    Authors: Mary Ellen Gilder, Chanapat Pateekhum, Nan San Wai, Prapatsorn Misa, Phimthip Sanguanwai, Jarntrah Sappayabanphot, Nan Eh Tho, Wichuda Wiwattanacharoen, Nopakoon Nantsupawat, Ahmar Hashmi, Chaisiri Angkurawaranon and Rose McGready
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2024 19:8
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  12. Approximately 80% of births in Taiwan occurred in Baby-Friendly accredited facilities, although the trend of exclusively breastfeeding infants until 6 months of age has ... in the last ten years. To guide breastfeeding

    Authors: Yu-Wen Wang and Ying-Ju Chang
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2023 18:5
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  13. Although breastfeeding is common in Democratic Republic of the Congo, the proportion of women who exclusively breastfeed their babies up to 6 months remains ... study aimed at identifying predictors of discontinu...

    Authors: Pélagie Babakazo, Philippe Donnen, Pierre Akilimali, Nathalis Mapatano Mala Ali and Emile Okitolonda
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2015 10:19
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  17. Breastfeeding was reported to be universal, the use ... , and attitudes to and knowledge about exclusive breastfeeding were generally good. However, few practised exclusive breastfeeding. The barriers revealed we...

    Authors: Eli Fjeld, Seter Siziya, Mary Katepa-Bwalya, Chipepo Kankasa, Karen Marie Moland and Thorkild Tylleskär
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2008 3:26
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  18. A3. The motherhood journey and breastfeeding: from self-efficacy to resilience and social...

    Authors: Lisa H. Amir, Alessandra Bazzano, Shelley Thibeau, Katherine P. Theall, Anna Blair, Karin Cadwell, Emily A. Bronson, Elizabeth C. Brooks, Jodine Chase, Ellen Chetwynd, Rebecca Costello, Kathryn Wouk, Lindsey Dermid-Gray, Stephanie Devane-Johnson, Cheryl Woods Giscombe, Miriam Labbok…
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2016 11(Suppl 1):26
    Content type: Meeting abstracts Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 11 Supplement 1

  19. Successful breastfeeding often starts with prenatally established intention. Yet ... , few mothers with the intention to exclusively breastfeed achieve their intended breastfeeding duration goal. This study exami...

    Authors: Uche H. Nnebe-Agumadu, Elizabeth F. Racine, Sarah B. Laditka and Maren J. Coffman
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2016 11:8
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  20. Although breastfeeding is strongly recommended, the breastfeeding rate of preterm infants in China remains ... In addition to the global structural challenges to breastfeeding and the physiological immaturity of ...

    Authors: Yaqi Yu, Qianru Liu, Xiaoju Xiong, Ying Luo, Wen Xie, Wenshuai Song, Maoling Fu, Qiaoyue Yang and Genzhen Yu
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2023 18:50
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  21. Body image concerns have been widely documented in the literature as one reason why most women shorten the breastfeeding duration of their infants. Negative body image concerns among breastfeeding mothers may lea...

    Authors: Angela Kwartemaa Acheampong and Alhassan Sibdow Abukari
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2021 16:74
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  22. Most qualitative research on breastfeeding the preterm or low-birthweight (LBW) ... how, when and why mothers experience positive breastfeeding experiences. We aimed to address this knowledge ... by exploring wha...

    Authors: Renée Flacking, Bente Silnes Tandberg, Hannakaisa Niela-Vilén, Rakel B. Jónsdóttir, Wibke Jonas, Uwe Ewald and Gill Thomson
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2021 16:88
    Content type: Review Published on:

  23. Cultural variations exist in the proportion of women who breastfeed. For some cultural groups, migration to ... a reduction in the initiation and duration of breastfeeding. This paper describes the initial breastfeeding

    Authors: Helen L McLachlan and Della A Forster
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2006 1:7
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  24. Both the consumption of breastmilk in infancy and a person’s season of birth influences his or her health, educational, professional, and behavioral outcomes. Further, season of birth effects differ by sex. Howev...

    Authors: Claudia W. Strow and Brian K. Strow
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2022 17:51
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  25. In Jordan, the rate of exclusive breastfeeding is declining. The trend variation in breastfeeding practice is determined by different factors including ... knowledge, attitude, support, and planning of breastfeeding

    Authors: Wasim Khasawneh, Khalid Kheirallah, Mai Mazin and Sanaa Abdulnabi
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2020 15:60
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  26. Global guidelines recommend exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for the first 6 months ... has a specific focus on improving rates of breastfeeding and has achieved high rates of population...

    Authors: Zara Trafford, Sara Jewett, Alison Swartz, Amnesty E. LeFevre, Peter J. Winch, Christopher J. Colvin, Peter Barron and Lesley Bamford
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2020 15:81
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  28. Ethnic Chinese mothers in Malaysia adhere to 30 days of traditional postpartum practices (the “confinement period”) aimed at recuperation after delivery. Recently there has been an emergence of confinement centre...

    Authors: Siew Cheng Foong, May Loong Tan, Wai Cheng Foong, Jacqueline J. Ho and Fairuz Fadzilah Rahim
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2021 16:4
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  29. Breastfeeding should begin as soon as possible after ... In Vietnam, as in many other countries, breastfeeding is decreasing because of modern lifestyles and ... community with the knowledge and strategies to imp...

    Authors: Thi Thuy Duong Doan, Trung Chuyen Tran, Ngoc Minh Pham, Yun Zhao, Thi Phuong Hoa Dinh, Nguyen Xuan Hoai, Andy Lee, Colin Binns and Thi Thu Ha Bui
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2023 18:7
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  30. Early initiation of breastfeeding within the first hour of birth and exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for the first six months ... child survival and long-term health. Yet breastfeeding rates remain sub-optimal in N...

    Authors: Udochisom C. Anaba, Emily White Johansson, Dele Abegunde, Gloria Adoyi, Olayinka Umar-Farouk, Shittu Abdu-Aguye, Paul C. Hewett and Paul L. Hutchinson
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2022 17:63
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    The Correction to this article has been published in International Breastfeeding Journal 2022 17:75

  31. To prevent postnatal transmission of HIV in settings where safe alternatives to breastfeeding are unavailable, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends exclusive breastfeeding followed by early, rapid cessa...

    Authors: Ellen G Piwoz, Yvonne Owens Ferguson, Margaret E Bentley, Amy L Corneli, Agnes Moses, Jacqueline Nkhoma, Beth Carlton Tohill, Beatrice Mtimuni, Yusuf Ahmed, Denise J Jamieson, Charles van der Horst and Peter Kazembe
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2006 1:2
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  32. In resource-poor settings, HIV positive mothers are recommended to choose between 'Exclusive breastfeeding' (EBF) or 'Exclusive replacement feeding'...a priori...criteria for ERF the last ten years. 'AFASS' has b...

    Authors: Ingunn MS Engebretsen, Karen M Moland, Jolly Nankunda, Charles A Karamagi, Thorkild Tylleskär and James K Tumwine
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2010 5:13
    Content type: Research Published on:

  33. The 2013 WHO guidelines for nutritional rehabilitation of hospitalized and non-hospitalized malnourished infants under six months (u6m) recommend the re-establishment of exclusive breastfeeding. However, in most ...

    Authors: Jane Kahindi, Caroline Jones, James A. Berkley and Martha Mwangome
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2020 15:40
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  35. France has one of the lowest rates in the world regarding breastfeeding initiation and duration. Few studies have explored breastfeeding practices in France since the middle of ... of our study was to determine t...

    Authors: Frédéric Courtois, Sandrine Péneau, Benoît Salanave, Valentina A. Andreeva, Marie Françoise Roland-Cachera, Mathilde Touvier, Pilar Galan, Serge Hercberg and Léopold K. Fezeu
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2021 16:50
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  36. Exclusive breastfeeding is defined as feeding an infant breast ... than half of infants do not receive exclusive breastfeeding. Workplace barriers contribute to these low rates of exclusive breastfeeding practice...

    Authors: Dawit Alemayehu Chekol, Gashaw Andargie Biks, Yalemzewod Assefa Gelaw and Yayehirad Alemu Melsew
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2017 12:27
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  37. Despite numerous interventions promoting optimal breastfeeding practices in Kenya, pockets of suboptimal breastfeeding practices are documented in Kenya’s urban ... cultural and social beliefs and practices that ...

    Authors: Milka Wanjohi, Paula Griffiths, Frederick Wekesah, Peter Muriuki, Nelson Muhia, Rachel N. Musoke, Hillary N. Fouts, Nyovani J. Madise and Elizabeth W. Kimani-Murage
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2017 12:5
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  38. Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), which is a medical complication that develops during pregnancy, is associated with several long-term health problems. Despite several benefits of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF)...

    Authors: Preeyaporn Jirakittidul, Nalinee Panichyawat, Benjaphorn Chotrungrote and Athitaya Mala
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2019 14:34
    Content type: Research Published on:

  39. Pre-pubescent girls with chest burns are at risk of complication associated with scarring and impairment in breast development. This case illustrates how burn injuries in childhood in a first-time mother have aff...

    Authors: Zurraini Arabi, Ezura Madiana Md Monoto and Agusmanan Bojeng
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2019 14:17
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  40. Chinese mothers of preterm infants often face obstacles to breastfeeding and commonly experience prolonged maternal-infant separation ... hinders mother-infant attachment and the establishment of breastfeeding. C...

    Authors: Yuanyuan Yang, Debra Brandon, Hong Lu and Xiaomei Cong
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2019 14:45
    Content type: Research Published on:

  41. Women and men have suboptimal knowledge of the recommended breastfeeding duration and exclusive breastfeeding, especially for HIV-exposed infants. Most ... from health care workers. Fewer WHIV initiated breastfeeding

    Authors: Duduzile Faith Nsibande, Vuyolwethu Magasana, Wanga Zembe, Gurpreet Kindra, Mary Mogashoa, Ameena Goga and Vundli Ramokolo
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2022 17:89
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  42. Rates of exclusive breastfeeding in China are relatively low and below ... was to document the factors that influence exclusive breastfeeding initiation in Zhejiang, PR China.

    Authors: Liqian Qiu, Yun Zhao, Colin W Binns, Andy H Lee and Xing Xie
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2009 4:1
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  43. Twins and late preterm (LPT) infants are at an increased risk of being breastfed to a lesser extent than term singletons. ... the initiation and duration of any and exclusive breastfeeding at the breast for mothe...

    Authors: Rakel B. Jonsdottir, Renée Flacking and Helga Jonsdottir
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2022 17:68
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  44. The World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding until 6 months of age. Maternal attitudes ... feeding are correlated with chosen feeding method and breastfeeding duration. The Iowa Infant Feeding...

    Authors: Katherine E Holbrook, Mary C White, Melvin B Heyman and Janet M Wojcicki
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2013 8:7
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  45. The practice of exclusive breastfeeding is still low despite the associated benefits. ... appropriating the benefits will require an understanding of breastfeeding as an embodied experience within a social contex...

    Authors: Ojo M Agunbiade and Opeyemi V Ogunleye
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2012 7:5
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  46. The guidelines of all leading professional organizations recommend providing adequate support and education regarding breastfeeding; yet many mothers feel that they receive ... studies that demonstrate that physi...

    Authors: Elia Blitman, Aya Biderman, Ilan Yehoshua and Limor Adler
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2022 17:62
    Content type: Research Published on:

  48. Early breastfeeding cessation is common in many regions of the world despite high breastfeeding initiation rates and strong evidence of the ... and infant. This research investigated mothers’ perceived breastfeeding

    Authors: Marie Dietrich Leurer and Eunice Misskey
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2015 10:10
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  49. Significant efforts by governments at a global and national level have not resulted in a significant increase in the duration of breastfeeding to six months. The views of family ... social networks, and community...

    Authors: Virginia Schmied, Elaine Burns and Athena Sheehan
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2019 14:25
    Content type: Research Published on:
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