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Early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months reduces infant morbidity and ... impact on cognitive function. In Uganda, exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months is recommended but many ... to scale-up pee...
The prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding for at least 4 months was previously ... of Chinese mothers living in Ireland who exclusively breastfeed for between four and 6 months.
Breastfeeding is considered the ideal method of infant ... of life. This study aimed to compare breastfeeding intention between Syrian and Jordanian women and determine factors associated with breastfeeding inten...
In 2001, the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life. ... this awareness and mothers' intention to exclusively breastfeed for six months.
Decisions about infant feeding are embedded and are continuously made within a woman’s social and cultural context. Despite the benefits of breastfeeding to both women and infants, and government policies and law...
Parents’ decisions about how to feed their newborns are influenced by multiple factors. Our objective was to identify the factors that can influence the decision to breastfeed.
Under-nutrition is a public health problem in Myanmar. Despite current efforts, the exclusive breastfeeding rate (EBF) for children under six months is only 24%. Intention to breastfeed is a strong predictor for ...
Breastfeeding in public continues to be contentious with ... but also what women perceive is helpful to breastfeed in public.
Breastfeeding provides health benefits to both women and ... rationale behind an individual woman’s decision to breastfeed or not can depend on several factors, ... the current study was to explore attitudes towa...
Employed mothers have lower rates of breastfeeding, including health workers who are supposed to be advocates for breastfeeding. These working mothers need a supportive workplace environment to breastfeed, yet Gh...
Teen mothers face many challenges to successful breastfeeding and are less likely to breastfeed than any other population group in the ... all prior studies are cross-sectional and collect breastfeeding data retr...
Despite high levels of breastfeeding initiation in Australia, only 47 percent of women are breastfeeding (exclusively or partially) six months later, ... are at increased risk of early cessation of breastfeeding.
...The increasing numbers of women in the workforce is an inevitable trend in China. More and more employed women stop breastfeeding because of working stressors. Many mothers, however, overcome the challenges an...
In China, the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding at 6 months was only 20.8%. In promoting breastfeeding for newborns, a number of strategies have ... Chinese government. These actions facilitated a high breastfeeding
Although substantial evidence exists on factors that influence exclusive breastfeeding, there is a general lack of qualitative ... how specific workplace factors constrain or promote exclusive breastfeeding among...
Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for the first six months ... to success among mothers who planned to exclusively breastfeed their infants for the first six months...
The proportion of mothers in Japan who breastfeed exclusively has been low since the 1970s. ... examine the association between the time of first breastfeed after birth and the proportion of mothers fully breastfeeding
The World Health Organization states that women and their families need breastfeeding support from the healthcare system. However, ... most effective way to involve the partner in breastfeeding is lacking. A qual...
Positive breastfeeding experiences positively influence subsequent attitudes towards breastfeeding, and increase mothers’ confidence, self-efficacy, motivation and intention to breastfeed. However, the strategies...
The World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months and total breastfeeding for at least 2 years. Despite this and multiple interventions promoting breastfeeding, early breastfeeding ces...
Although recent policies have sought to increase the rates of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) and continued breastfeeding for HIV exposed infants, few programs have ... , to generate evidence for exclusive and cont...
It may be tempting for breastfeeding advocates to respond to challenges of breastfeeding older children or breastfeeding in public, by pointing out the nutritional or developmental benefits of breastfeeding, or b...
Early skin-to-skin contact (SSC) after birth is recommended as part of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) baby friendly health initiative to promote optimum breastfeeding. This paper reports rates of breastfeeding
Although breastfeeding-friendly workplaces are provided to promote an employed mother’s breastfeeding intention, few studies have explored breastfeeding intentions and behavior after a mother returns ... work sch...
The total neonatal mortality in Tanzania remains high reaching as much as 44,900 deaths per year, particularly among low birthweight (LBW) babies. This makes Tanzania the fourth African country with the highest n...
Prenatal knowledge, attitude, and intention related to breastfeeding are postulated as important modulators of feeding ... and Qatar, this study aimed to characterize breastfeeding practices during the first six ...
Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for six months is recommended ... particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, breastfeeding women encountered several obstacles during the pandemic. ... study was to conduct ...
Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is a significant and increasing contributor to maternal mortality and morbidity. Following a PPH, women may have difficulties initiating and sustaining breastfeeding, although little ...
Studies reporting factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding are mostly quantitative. No study has performed ... document the recurring constraints and facilitators to exclusive breastfeeding in sub-Saharan ...
Breastfeeding, particularly exclusive breastfeeding, is essential to ensure the short- ... health of infants and mothers. Sub-optimal breastfeeding practices currently take place in low income ... research explor...
The Japanese health system places great emphasis on healthy development. However, the prevalence of Exclusive Breastfeeding at one month postpartum between 1980 and ... %. At the same time, the Any Breastfeeding ...
Exclusive breastfeeding to six months of age is a ... known to be associated with early cessation of breastfeeding, however, limited evidence exists regarding whether ... i) describe women’s reported intention to...
The World Health Organization recommends that babies should receive exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for six months, and mothers should be encouraged to breastfeed until their infant is aged two years or older. The
Despite the health and economic benefits of exclusive breastfeeding, there is evidence of a decline globally ... benefits, ways of improving and managing exclusive breastfeeding, and the challenges associated wit...
Mothers are recommended to breastfeed their children but can find it challenging and experience breastfeeding problems. Qualified breastfeeding counselling from healthcare professionals can help mothers master breastfeeding
The World Health Organization recommends promoting exclusive breastfeeding for six months. Women often end breastfeeding earlier than planned, however women who continue to breastfeed despite problems often exper...
Evidence suggests that forced migration and refugee status may adversely impact mothers’ breastfeeding choices. Furthermore, suboptimal breastfeeding practices have been reported among vulnerable populations ... ...
Breastfeeding provides many short- and long-term health ... Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) during pregnancy. However, breastfeeding rates are generally lower amongst this group ... objective is to identify the factors t...
There are few reliable and valid tools to assess lactation and infant feeding knowledge and practices. This study tested the psychometric properties of two new scales, the Newborn Feeding Ability (NFA) questionna...
Adolescent mothers in the U.S. are much less likely to initiate breastfeeding than older mothers, and teens who do initiate breastfeeding tend to breastfeed for shorter durations. The purpose of this mixed-method...
Reported stigmatization and confrontation (verbal and aggressive), of women when breastfeeding in public spaces constitutes a barrier to the recommendation to breastfeed infants on demand. While such stigma of breastfeeding
Botswana updated its antiretroviral treatment (ART) guidelines in May 2016 to support breastfeeding for women living with HIV (WLHIV)...
Many women find breastfeeding challenging to sustain beyond the first three ... a variety of resources to aid and encourage breastfeeding, including ‘partner support’. Women’s perception of partner support during...
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 conte...
Breastfeeding an adopted child has previously been discussed ... evidence in physiological and behavioural research, that breastfeeding can play a significant role in developing ... experienced abuse or neglect, ...
We evaluated (a) opinion of Syrian and Turkish healthcare workers (HCWs), and perceptions and attitudes of Syrian refugee mothers, pregnant women, fathers and grandmothers on age-appropriate breastfeeding, (b) th...
Breastfeeding duration has declined in the Kingdom of ... decades, although accurate national data about different breastfeeding indicators by infant age are lacking. This ... affecting mothers’ decisions and exp...
The ability to breastfeed and continue the practice requires dedication, commitment ... often need to overcome many obstacles to successfully breastfeed their babies and maintain their balance of...
Ensuring women receive optimal breastfeeding support is of key importance to the ... home visits reduces midwives’ ability to support breastfeeding. The impact of early discharge on first-time mothers establishin...
Breastfeeding an infant exposed to Human Immunodeficiency Virus ... carries the risk of HIV acquisition whilst not breastfeeding poses a higher risk of death from ... mothers living with HIV are encouraged to dis...
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