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Turkey hosts the highest number of refugees in the World including 65% of Syrian refugees who reside in Turkey. Mothers and children were the most negatively affected among the Syrian refugees who had to migrate ...
The protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding are now major public health priorities. It ... , proactively offered to women who want to breastfeed, can increase the initiation and/or duration of breastfeeding
In Australia, during the early establishment phase of breastfeeding, women can access telephone peer support counselling provided by the Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA) however options for face- ... Th...
Breast milk is the best source of essential nutrients and bioactive components for infants under 6 months. However, little is known about what affects breastfeeding intentions and practices of Chinese mothers. Wi...
Despite the substantial impact on child and maternal health, breastfeeding practices for infants remain at the suboptimum...
In Bangladesh 65% of children under 6 months of age were exclusively breastfed with maternal employment being a risk factor that has jeopardized exclusive breastfeeding. As Ready Made Garment (RMG) factories ... ...
International Breastfeeding Journal is a new open access peer-reviewed journal with a multidisciplinary focus. The aim of International Breastfeeding Journal...is to contribute to understanding all aspects of breastfeeding
Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) of children until six months...
This study aimed to evaluate the factors that influence breastfeeding throughout the hospital stay, including prenatal preparation ... delivery, rooming-in, feeding before the first breastfeed, time to first breastfeed
Exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life ... Kenya. Mothers may receive conflicting advice on breastfeeding from various sources including health workers, relatives ... find out how first-time mothe...
The role of childcare workers at registered nurseries in supporting exclusive breastfeeding practice is important, as many newborn babies ... nurseries during working hours. To increase exclusive breastfeeding ra...
Suboptimal breastfeeding is responsible for 96% of deaths among ... age in developing countries. However, the exclusive breastfeeding rate in Nigeria from birth to 6 ... study explored the sociocultural factors t...
This cross-sectional study assesses factors that contribute to discontinuing breastfeeding among employed mothers in Malaysia.
Exclusive breastfeeding is defined as feeding infants only breast ... else. Several studies have shown that exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months plays a ... a large portion of infants are not exclusiv...
Mothers of preterm infants often perceive the infant as having problems with crying, sleeping and feeding, sometimes summarised as ‘state-regulation’. Breastfeeding rates are lower among preterm infants, and the ...
Health care workers have a duty to promote and support breastfeeding among their clients. Although their ability to ... and personal experience; little is known about breastfeeding practices and the perceived bar...
Infant feeding occurs in the context of continued gender inequities and in the context of a feminist movement that left women vulnerable to a system that defined the male body and mind as the norm. This paper dra...
To investigate and examine the factors associated with initiation of, and exclusive breastfeeding at hospital discharge of, late preterm (...0/7 - 36 6/7 weeks) compared to 37 week gestation (37 0/7 - 37 6/7 week...
China has an extremely low exclusive breastfeeding rate. Kangaroo mother care (KMC) has been shown to increase the exclusive breastfeeding rate among infants born extremely or very ... is limited evidence surroun...
The number of breastfeeding mothers participating in a labor force to ... mother based on their labor force participation and breastfeeding status.
Conflicting advice and non-evidence-based recommendations have a negative effect on breastfeeding. Since 2011, the National Food Agency...tiny tastings...(1 mL of solid food, i.e. other sources of nutrition than ...
The economic value of breastfeeding to the society at large is under ... accrue from following the WHO/UNICEF advice to breastfeed exclusively for six months and continue breastfeeding along with complementary fo...
Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is associated with a reduction ... growth. Given that the factors influencing exclusive breastfeeding are multi-factorial and context-specific, we ... examined the prevalence and fac...
The World Health Organization recommends continued breastfeeding up to 2 years of age or beyond. This study assessed breastfeeding knowledge, attitudes, and practices among women...
The baby and mother friendly initiative is a breastfeeding programme in Namibia aimed to protect, promote and support breastfeeding. The purpose of this study was to...
Breast milk is considered the optimal nutrition for all newborn infants. While there is high initiation of lactation among mothers of preterm infants in Australia, there is a rapid decline of continued lactation....
Although the importance of breastfeeding is well known in Japan, in recent ... less than 50% of mothers were fully breastfeeding at one month after birth. The purpose ... was to develop a self-care program for breastfeeding
The use of intrapartum interventions is becoming increasingly common globally. Interventions during birth, including caesarean section (CS), epidural analgesia and synthetic oxytocin infusion, can be important in...
Rapid increases in hospital and cesarean deliveries threaten an already falling exclusive breastfeeding rate (EBR) in Bangladesh. There is ... Initiative (BFHI) nor any community support for breastfeeding mothers...
Breastfeeding in India is universal and prolonged. Several cultural practices are associated with lactation and breastfeeding in India, mainly revolving around the concept ... polluting effects of childbirth. Thi...
With mobile technologies becoming more advanced and accessible, mobile health (mHealth) has been incorporated in delivering timely and convenient breastfeeding support. However, its feasibility and potential ... ...
Despite concerted efforts by policy developers, health professionals and lay groups, breastfeeding rates in Ireland remain one of the ... world, with 63.6% of mothers initiating breastfeeding at birth, dropping t...
The objective of this study is to explore the impact of the pandemic and of the measures adopted on breastfeeding initiation and maintenance.
Many mothers in high-income countries (HIC) do not breastfeed to the World Health Organisation’s recommendation ... LIW, including postpartum depression. Teleinterventions can increase breastfeeding rates in the ...
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) in infants for the first ... to estimate the proportion of Indian infants exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months using the...
Many of aspects of our lives became increasingly commercialised in post-modern society. Although breastfeeding is perhaps a late comer to this ... paper explores how the commercialisation and commodification of breastfeeding
There is limited evidence on the use of the Snoezelen concept for maternity clients. Snoezelen, a Dutch concept, initiated in the 1970s as a leisure activity for severely disabled people, involves creating an ind...
Research shows that elementary and secondary school children have considered infant feeding choices for when they become parents and are interested in learning about breastfeeding in school. Despite recommendatio...
Return to employment is a major barrier to breastfeeding continuation, globally and in the Southern African context. The Lancet Breastfeeding Series revealed an explicit need for research exploring breastfeeding ...
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly altered how breastfeeding support is provided, resulting in mixed breastfeeding outcomes and experiences for mothers. The World Health Organization has consistently support...
Despite extensive benefits and high intentions, few mothers breastfeed exclusively for the recommended duration. Maternal mental ... factor associated with barriers and reduced rates of breastfeeding intent, init...
Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is the best nutrition for ... the study is to determine prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding practice and associated factors in Addis Ababa.
Exclusive breastfeeding is the most widely known and effective intervention for preventing early-childhood deaths. Optimum breastfeeding practices can prevent 1.4 million deaths ... study was to assess the preval...
We aimed to investigate the association of breastfeeding on postpartum glucose levels and lipid profiles...
Infants with latch-on problems cause stress for parents and staff, often resulting in early termination of breastfeeding. Healthy newborns experiencing skin-to-skin contact...
The original article was published in International Breastfeeding Journal 2021 16:49
The original article was published in International Breastfeeding Journal 2023 18:9
The importance of breastfeeding in low- and middle- income countries ... yet the importance of postnatal mental health on breastfeeding practices and beliefs in these settings has ... the associations between mat...
South Africa has a history of low breastfeeding rates among women with and without Human...
Despite the array of studies on infant feeding practices of HIV-infected women, gaps still exist in the understanding of the underlying reasons for their infant feeding choices. Potential for behavioural change e...
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