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  1. Despite the increasing rate of exclusive breastfeeding in Indonesia, there is still a need for supportive interventions. The breastfeeding self-efficacy of mothers is a key factor positively associated with op...

    Authors: Christiana Rialine Titaley, Michael J. Dibley, Iwan Ariawan, Anifatun Mu’asyaroh, Ashraful Alam, Rita Damayanti, Tran Thanh Do, Elaine Ferguson, Kyaw Htet, Mu Li, Aang Sutrisna and Umi Fahmida
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2021 16:12
  2. Maternal satisfaction with the breastfeeding experience is an important determinant of breastfeeding success. There is currently no valid tool to measure perceived maternal satisfaction with breastfeeding in t...

    Authors: Mona Nabulsi, Hanan Smaili, Hani Tamim, Marya Wahidi and Carine El-Jamal
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2021 16:60
  3. Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended in the first six months of life. Observing breastfeeding practices and further the introduction of complementary food using a birth cohort can provide a better understand...

    Authors: Samarasimha Reddy N., Kulandaipalayam Natarajan Sindhu, Karthikeyan Ramanujam, Anuradha Bose, Gagandeep Kang and Venkata Raghava Mohan
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2019 14:29
  4. 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 acceptance amon...

    Authors: Maren Johnsen, Claus Klingenberg, Meta Brand, Arthur Revhaug and Gunnbjørg Andreassen
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2021 16:56
  5. The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative is generally considered an effective way to promote breastfeeding. Although China has the largest number of baby-friendly hospitals in the world, research on baby-friendly...

    Authors: Yue Zhang, Jinliuxing Yang, Wenhao Li, Nianrong Wang, Ya Ye, Shuangqin Yan, Sumei Wang, Ting Zeng, Zijuan Huang, Fenghua Zhang, Yin Li, Shiyi Yao, Haijun Wang, Scott Rozelle, Tao Xu and Xi Jin
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2020 15:92
  6. There is a paucity of data regarding risk factors associated with suboptimal breastfeeding practices in urbanized areas of low-middle income countries (LMICs).

    Authors: Quynh-Nhi Thi Le, Khanh-Lam Phung, Van-Thuy Thi Nguyen, Katherine L. Anders, Minh-Nguyet Nguyen, Diem-Tuyet Thi Hoang, Thuy-Tien Thi Bui, Vinh-Chau Van Nguyen, Guy E. Thwaites, Cameron Simmons and Stephen Baker
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2018 13:46
  7. Enhancing timely breastfeeding initiation within the first hour postpartum is a goal the WHO’s Early Essential Newborn Care (EENC) and Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) aim to achieve globally. However,...

    Authors: Raleigh M. Harriott, Zelalem T. Haile, Ilana R. Azulay Chertok and Mohammad Rifat Haider
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2022 17:54
  8. The mass media have the potential to be powerful friends or foes in promoting breastfeeding. The media could help by putting the issue of breastfeeding on policy agendas and by framing breastfeeding as healthy...

    Authors: Jane D Brown and Sheila Rose Peuchaud
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2008 3:15
  9. Women with inverted nipples may struggle with breastfeeding and may stop exclusive breastfeeding before six months. The use of an inverted syringe to evert the nipples was successful in achieving high rates of...

    Authors: Mona Nabulsi, Rayan Ghanem, Hanan Smaili and Ali Khalil
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2022 17:9
  10. Early and exclusive breastfeeding may reduce neonatal and post-neonatal mortality in low-resource settings. However, prelacteal feeding (PLF), the practice of giving food or liquid before breastfeeding is esta...

    Authors: Hannah Tong, Andrew Thorne-Lyman, Amanda C. Palmer, Saijuddin Shaikh, Hasmot Ali, Ya Gao, Monica M. Pasqualino, Lee Wu, Kelsey Alland, Kerry Schulze, Keith P. West, Jr., Md Iqbal Hossain and Alain B. Labrique
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2024 19:15
  11. 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...

    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
  12. A sample of 3948 mothers were included in the study. A total of 841 [26.5% (95% CI: 23.1%–30.3%)] weighted proportion) of mothers reported of providing prelacteal feeds to their newborn infants. Plain water (n = ...

    Authors: Vishnu Khanal, Mandira Adhikari, Kay Sauer and Yun Zhao
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2013 8:9
  13. 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 the twentieth century, or follow...

    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
  14. World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for 6 months with maternal active antiretroviral therapy (ART) to prevent mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV. However, EBF in low res...

    Authors: Esther Clyde Nabakwe, Omar Egesah and Grace Adisa Kiverenge-Ettyang
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2022 17:17
  15. 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 wi...

    Authors: Kathryn Suyes, Sheryl W Abrahams and Miriam H Labbok
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2008 3:25
  16. National legislation in Pakistan adopted the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes in 2002 to restrict the promotion of infant formula feeding. Our objectives were to assess health professi...

    Authors: Mihretab Salasibew, Ayyaz Kiani, Brian Faragher and Paul Garner
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2008 3:24
  17. Mexico has shown a worrisome decrease in breastfeeding indicators, especially in the lowest socioeconomic level. Improving breastfeeding protection, promotion, and support services through workforce developmen...

    Authors: Mireya Vilar-Compte, Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, Meztli Moncada and Diana Flores
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2020 15:59
  18. Common approaches to manage breastfeeding problems such as pain, blocked ducts, and milk production issues include breast compression, breast massage, application of warmth or cold, medications, and breastmilk...

    Authors: Linda Sweet and Vidanka Vasilevski
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2022 17:23
  19. Improved breastfeeding practices have the potential to save the lives of over 823,000 children under 5 years old globally every year. The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) is a global campaign by the Wo...

    Authors: Aisling Walsh, Pieternella Pieterse, Nita Mishra, Ellen Chirwa, Maria Chikalipo, Chimwemwe Msowoya, Ciara Keating and Anne Matthews
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2023 18:22
  20. Breastfeeding in public continues to be contentious with qualitative evidence confirming that women face many challenges. It is therefore important to gain understanding of not only the challenges but also wha...

    Authors: Yvonne L. Hauck, Lesley Kuliukas, Louise Gallagher, Vivienne Brady, Charlotta Dykes and Christine Rubertsson
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2020 15:38
  21. Antenatal breastmilk expression (aBME) is recommended by some healthcare providers to improve lactation, breastfeeding, and newborn outcomes, particularly for women with diabetes as they face unique challenges...

    Authors: Imane Foudil-Bey, Malia S. Q. Murphy, Sandra Dunn, Erin J. Keely and Darine El-Chaâr
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2021 16:25
  22. Exclusive breastfeeding means babies are given only breast milk and nothing else: no other milk, food, drink, not even water for one day (24 hrs) before the survey was conducted. It prevents 13% of childhood m...

    Authors: Tilahun Tewabe, Alemnesh Mandesh, Tenaw Gualu, Girma Alem, Getnet Mekuria and Haymanot Zeleke
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2017 12:12
  23. Despite the importance of exclusive breastfeeding, a wide number of mothers practice non-exclusive breastfeeding in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed to identify prevalence and factors associated with non-...

    Authors: Tegegn Tadesse, Firehiwot Mesfin and Tefera Chane
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2016 11:25
  24. The practice of giving prelacteal feeds deprive a newborn of valuable nutrients and expose the newborn to risks of infection. Despite its negative health outcomes, prelacteal feeding prevails in Ethiopia. Ther...

    Authors: Nana Chea and Anteneh Asefa
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2018 13:7
  25. It has been demonstrated that children who had been breastfed remain better protected against various infections, and notably respiratory tract infections, well beyond infancy. Since the role of breastfeeding ...

    Authors: Sergio Verd, Jan Ramakers, Isabel Vinuela, Maria-Isabel Martin-Delgado, Aina Prohens and Ruth Díez
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2021 16:83
  26. Promotion of proper breastfeeding practices for the first six months of life is the most cost-effective intervention for reducing childhood morbidity and mortality. However, the adherence to breastfeeding reco...

    Authors: Manjeswori Ulak, Ram K Chandyo, Lotta Mellander, Prakash S Shrestha and Tor A Strand
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2012 7:1
  27. Estimates by the World Health Organization indicate that over 800,000 global neonatal deaths each year are attributed to deviations from recommended best practices in infant feeding. Identifying factors promot...

    Authors: Marina Magalhães, Amanda Ojeda, Karah Mechlowitz, Kaitlin Brittain, Jenna Daniel, Kedir Teji Roba, Jemal Yousuf Hassen, Mark J. Manary, Wondwossen A. Gebreyes, Arie H. Havelaar and Sarah L. McKune
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2022 17:93
  28. 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 breastfeedi...

    Authors: Bongekile P. Mabaso, Ameeta Jaga and Tanya Doherty
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2020 15:100
  29. The exclusive breastfeeding rate in Ireland is very low with extremely slow annual growth. The population of immigrants in Ireland is increasing. Improving exclusive breastfeeding practice among immigrants may...

    Authors: Haoyue Chen, Cheng Li, Qianling Zhou, Tanya M. Cassidy, Katherine M. Younger, Siao Shen and John M. Kearney
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2021 16:10
  30. South Africa has a history of low breastfeeding rates among women with and without Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). In this study, we assessed infant feeding knowledge, perceptions and practices among pregn...

    Authors: Coceka N. Mnyani, Carol L. Tait, Jean Armstrong, Duane Blaauw, Matthew F. Chersich, Eckhart J Buchmann, Remco P. H. Peters and James A McIntyre
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2017 12:17
  31. Newborn weight measurements are used as a key indicator of breastfeeding adequacy. The purpose of this study was to explore non-feeding factors that might be related to newborn weight loss. The relationship be...

    Authors: Joy Noel-Weiss, A Kirsten Woodend, Wendy E Peterson, William Gibb and Dianne L Groll
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2011 6:9
  32. Although the risk of HIV transmission through breastfeeding is reduced considerably with the use of antiretroviral therapy, infant feeding by HIV positive mothers remains controversial. Weighing risks against ...

    Authors: Ancilla-Kate Umeobieri, Chinyere Mbachu, Benjamin S. C. Uzochukwu, Aniwada Elias, Babatunde Omotowo, Chuka Agunwa and Ikechukwu Obi
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2018 13:50
  33. We surveyed mothers who delivered in rural Mysore taluk...between 2008 and March 2011. A total of 1292 mothers participated in the study. The overall breastfeeding rate at six months postpartum was 74.9% and the ...

    Authors: Holly Nishimura, Karl Krupp, Savitha Gowda, Vijaya Srinivas, Anjali Arun and Purnima Madhivanan
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2018 13:40
  34. Clinicians, public health advisors, nutritionists and others have been attempting to increase breastfeeding rates for the last few decades, with varying degrees of success. We need social science researchers t...

    Authors: Lisa H Amir
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2011 6:7
  35. Research on the association between breastfeeding and postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is sparse. This study aimed to examine the association between exclusive breastfeeding up to 42 days after...

    Authors: Jingfen Chen, Xiaolu Lai, Lepeng Zhou, Ravi Retnakaran, Shi Wu Wen, Daniel Krewski, Liping Huang, Meng Li and Ri-hua Xie
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2022 17:78
  36. While breastfeeding provides benefits for infants and the mother, many women either do not breastfeed or terminate breastfeeding earlier than recommended. The aim of this analysis was to identify factors assoc...

    Authors: Shun Yasuda, Toma Fukuda, Naoya Toba, Norihito Kamo, Karin Imaizumi, Midori Yokochi, Tomoko Okawara, Seiko Takano, Hideko Yoshida, Nobuko Kobayashi, Shingo Kudo, Kyohei Miyazaki, Mamiko Hosoya, Kenichi Sato, Kei Takano, Aya Kanno…
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2022 17:20
  37. Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended as the optimal way to feed infants for the first six months of life. While overall breastfeeding rates are high, exclusive breastfeeding is relatively uncommon among Midd...

    Authors: Manal Dashti, Jane A Scott, Christine A Edwards and Mona Al-Sughayer
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2010 5:7
  38. Health care workers have a duty to promote and support breastfeeding among their clients. Although their ability to do this may be influenced by their knowledge and personal experience; little is known about b...

    Authors: Berihun Assefa Dachew and Berhanu Boru Bifftu
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2014 9:11
  39. In 2001, the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life. The objectives of this study are to assess awareness of the WHO recommendation among first-tim...

    Authors: Li Ming Wen, Louise A Baur, Chris Rissel, Garth Alperstein and Judy M Simpson
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2009 4:9
  40. Exclusive breastfeeding up to the completion of the sixth month of age is the national infant feeding recommendation for Sri Lanka. The objective of the present study was to collect data on exclusive breastfee...

    Authors: Suneth B Agampodi, Thilini C Agampodi and Udage Kankanamge D Piyaseeli
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2007 2:13
  41. Inappropriate infant feeding affects the probability of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and HIV-free survival of infants. However, in Ethiopia limited evidence exists regarding the infant feeding practice ...

    Authors: Daba Ejara, Demelash Mulualem and Samson Gebremedhin
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2018 13:37
  42. Breastfeeding provides health benefits to both women and children. The rationale behind an individual woman’s decision to breastfeed or not can depend on several factors, either independently or in combination...

    Authors: Karin Cato, Sara M. Sylvén, Helena Wahlström Henriksson and Christine Rubertsson
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2020 15:16
  43. In a pediatric practice in Italy, actions were undertaken to apply the recommendations for a breastfeeding-friendly physician’s office and to promote the adoption of a semi-reclined or laid-back maternal posit...

    Authors: Mariarosa Milinco, Adriano Cattaneo, Anna Macaluso, Paola Materassi, Nicola Di Toro and Luca Ronfani
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2019 14:44
  44. Women's return to work can be a significant barrier to continued breastfeeding. Workplace policies and practices to promote and support continued, and longer duration of, breastfeeding are important. In the co...

    Authors: Danielle Weber, Anneka Janson, Michelle Nolan, Li Ming Wen and Chris Rissel
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2011 6:19
  45. Exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life is currently recommended by the World Health Organization, but mixed feeding earlier than this commonly occurs in rural coastal Kenya. Mothers may receive...

    Authors: Alison W. Talbert, Moses Ngari, Benjamin Tsofa, Lazarus Mramba, Edward Mumbo, James A. Berkley and Martha Mwangome
    Citation: International Breastfeeding Journal 2016 11:10

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