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Midwives' support of breastfeeding in maternity wards has been proven to provide an impact on women's breastfeeding experiences. In previous studies women describe professional ... investigate women's experiences...
The Breastfeeding Behavior Questionnaire (BBQ) assesses women’s perceptions of their breastfeeding behavior. It was adapted to several languages ... cultures examined its ability to predict the actual breastfeeding
A cross-sectional, observational study collected data via an online anonymous survey in Israel. From 27 April 2020 to 11 May 2020, the survey was distributed through Facebook groups for breastfeeding mothers. It ...
In Jordan, as in neighboring countries in the Middle East, higher education and higher employment rates in recent years among women have had an impact on traditionally based infant feeding. The objective of this ...
In order to meet World Health Organization recommendations for breastfeeding, many women need to combine breastfeeding with return to work or study. Barriers ... , which can lead to premature cessation of breastfeeding
The 6-month exclusive breastfeeding rate in the Northeast region of Thailand ... identify perceived facilitators and barriers to providing exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months in Northeast Thailand among breastfeeding
The World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months followed by continued breastfeeding with complementary food up to 2 years ... recommendation in Sweden, and they often stop breastfeeding
Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is advocated by the WHO ... , the percentage of infants who are exclusively breastfed decreases from 94% among infants aged 0 ... Little is known about what influences mothers’ breastfeeding
Exclusive breastfeeding up to 6 months of age is ... the baby and protection against infectious diseases. Breastfeeding can be adversely affected by individual, cultural ... The study aimed to explore barriers of...
Although breastfeeding is practiced by 98% of mothers in Vietnam, infant breastfeeding behaviors remain far from World Health Organization ... explore the prevalence and factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding
The World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life. ... the factors that influence the practice of exclusive breastfeeding amongst mothers attending Wajir County Hos...
As suggested by the World Health Organization, breastfeeding peer support is being introduced worldwide to support women’s breastfeeding needs. Evidence has shown that when such ... to women, the duration and exc...
The exclusive breastfeeding rate in Ireland is very low with ... immigrants in Ireland is increasing. Improving exclusive breastfeeding practice among immigrants may contribute to the overall improvement of exclu...
The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative is generally considered an effective way to promote breastfeeding. Although China has the largest number of ... is limited, and the rate of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) at 6...
Despite national efforts to promote exclusive breastfeeding (EBF), South Africa’s EBF rate ... of EBF discontinuation and the lived experiences of breastfeeding mothers at postnatal time points 3–14...
The World Health Organization recommends breastfeeding for at least two years (24 months ... . In Vietnam, 22% of women continue breastfeeding for at least two years. The aim ... psychosocial characteristics of m...
Validated instruments to assess breastfeeding knowledge and attitude are non-existent in ... . We aimed to adapt and validate the Breastfeeding Knowledge Questionnaire (BFKQ) and the Iowa...
In Bangladesh, many programs and projects have been promoting breastfeeding since the late 1980 s. Breastfeeding practices, however, have not improved accordingly.
Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended as the optimal way to ... first six months of life. While overall breastfeeding rates are high, exclusive breastfeeding is relatively uncommon among Middle Eastern women. .....
The migratory flows in Spain have changed due to the arrival of a diverse migrant population. Among the new migrants the Latino collective predominate with more than half being women of childbearing age. There ar...
Despite considerable policy actions at the national and hospital levels, rates of breastfeeding in the Middle East and North Africa ... a need to explore the modifiable factors of breastfeeding such as maternal breastfeeding
Adequate nutrition during early childhood ensures growth and development of children and breast milk is better than any other products given to a child. However, studies on exclusive breastfeeding practice are li...
Early and exclusive breastfeeding may improve neonatal survival in low resource settings, but suboptimal breastfeeding still exists in areas with high infant ... first food, has been associated with suboptimal breastfeeding
One of the most important factors that affects breastfeeding self-efficacy and exclusivity is breastfeeding support provided by the family. The aim ... this study was to determine the effect of breastfeeding educ...
There are little up-to-date data available on the duration of exclusive breastfeeding in Lithuania. The aim of our study ... to examine the factors that could influence exclusive breastfeeding during the first 6 ...
Breastfeeding is the single, most cost-effective intervention ... maternal employment is often negatively associated with optimal breastfeeding in Ethiopia. The existence and enforcement of breastfeeding law, arr...
Although breastfeeding is widely acknowledged as the normal method ... Several factors are linked to the likelihood of breastfeeding initiation, including the influence and opinion of...
Breastfeeding has short-term and long-term benefits ... this study was to identify the incidence of breastfeeding initiation among women in South Western Sydney, ... and the factors associated with the initiation...
Workplace accommodations for breastfeeding mothers are an important step towards achieving ... United States Healthy People 2010 goals for continued breastfeeding. However, evidence suggests that some employers.....
Being a mother of a preterm infant (< 37 gestational weeks) puts the mother in a vulnerable and fragile situation wherein breastfeeding is an important part of becoming a ... and bonding with the infant. Neverthe...
Breastfeeding rates remain low in China and some mothers stop breastfeeding shortly after returning to work. Our study aimed to investigate the association between breastfeeding practices of working mothers and t...
Maternal overweight, infant feeding and early growth velocity are risk factors for obesity later in life. The first one thousand days are a window of opportunity to program health and disease. Exclusive breastfeeding
Anecdotal reports suggest that the addition of fentanyl (an opioid) to epidural analgesia for women during childbirth results in difficulty establishing breastfeeding. The aim of this paper is to ... any associat...
Early breastfeeding cessation is a societal concern given its ... . More effective interventions are needed to increase breastfeeding duration. Prior to developing such interventions more research is needed to ex...
Breastfeeding has long-lasting effects on children’s ... race/ethnicity, income level) are associated with breastfeeding initiation and duration. Further, research shows ... It is unclear how community resources ...
Breastfeeding remains normative and vital for child survival ... of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) transmission through breastfeeding has brought to attention the controversy of whether breastfeeding can be s...
Breastfeeding success has been measured based on its ... experience. Studies to investigate maternal satisfaction with breastfeeding are rare, especially in Brazil, and ... was to measure the level of satisfactio...
Unilateral cleft lip and / or palate (UCL/P) is one of the most common congenital craniofacial differences. The objective of this study was to describe the maternal perception of breastfeeding in children with un...
Dutch breastfeeding rates are below World Health Organization’s ... Increasing the rates is complex due to multiple breastfeeding determinants, of which maternal education and employment ... Dutch universities re...
Assisting mothers to breastfeed is not easy when babies experience difficulties....
Studies using community-based breastfeeding counselors (CBBCs) have repeatedly shown positive impact on breastfeeding initiation, exclusivity and duration, particularly among...
Breastfeeding peer support, is considered to be a key intervention for increasing breastfeeding duration rates. Whilst a number of national organisations provide telephone based breastfeeding peer support, to dat...
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread worldwide. The safety of breastfeeding of SARS-CoV-2-positive women has ... summarize the latest evidence about the safety of breastfeeding among suspected/confirmed...
The in-hospital stay following childbirth is a critical time for education and support of new mothers to establish breastfeeding. The WHO/UNICEF ‘Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding (Ten Steps)’ was launched gl...
Cosmetic breast augmentation (breast implants) is one of the most common plastic surgery procedures worldwide and uptake in high income countries has increased in the last two decades. Women need information abou...
Universal exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months could reduce ... by 13%. Although 99% women initiate breastfeeding in Uganda, exclusive breastfeeding rates remain low. Although peer counsellors for sup...
Caesarean birth is associated with higher rate of non-exclusive breastfeeding (non-EBF) than vaginal birth. Non...
Exclusive breastfeeding is widely accepted as a key intervention ... international commitments and targets to support and promote breastfeeding, there are still gaps in meeting and ... with facility assessments t...
Shorter breastfeeding duration is associated with detrimental consequences for ... . Public health bodies therefore work to support breastfeeding in the UK, yet UK breastfeeding rates continue to be one of the .....
Women with COVID-19 experienced numerous concerns and doubts about the safety of breastfeeding their babies, and lack of support may have impacted breastfeeding practices. This study aims to compare breastfeeding
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