BMJ, 2008 First paragraph: Clinicians know that breast feeding is crucial to infant health in developing countries, but they may be less aware of the potential longer term health benefits for mothers and babies in developed countries, particularly in relation to obesity, blood pressure, cholesterol, and cancer.
Hoddinott, Pat +2 more
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Early infant feeding and adiposity risk: from infancy to adulthood [PDF]
, 2014 Introduction: Systematic reviews suggest that a longer duration of breast-feeding is associated with a reduction in the risk of later overweight and obesity.
Beilin, L J +10 more
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Predictors of breast-feeding in a developing country: results of a prospective cohort study. [PDF]
, 2008 OBJECTIVE: Data on the prevalence and predictors of breast-feeding remain scarce in Lebanon. Moreover, no study has previously addressed the effect of the paediatrician's sex on breast-feeding.
Afifi, Rima +8 more
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Breast feeding practices and views among diabetic women: a retrospective cohort study [PDF]
, 2007 Objective: to explore the pattern and experiences of breast-feeding practices among diabetic women. Design: retrospective cohort study using maternal records and postal questionnaires in a Baby-Friendly hospital. Participants: diabetic mothers including
Dickinson, F. M. +3 more
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Breast feeding and resilience against psychosocial stress [PDF]
, 2006 BACKGROUND: Some early life exposures may result in a well controlled stress response, which can reduce stress related anxiety. Breast feeding may be a marker of some relevant exposures.
Ehlin, A, Montgomery, SM, Sacker, A
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Effect of breast feeding on intelligence in children: prospective study, sibling pairs analysis, and meta-analysis [PDF]
, 2006 Objective To assess the importance of maternal intelligence, and the effect of controlling for it and other important confounders, in the link between breast feeding and children's intelligence.
Batty, G.D., Deary, I.J., Der, G.
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Determinants of timely initiation of breastfeeding among mothers in Goba Woreda, South East Ethiopia : a cross sectional study [PDF]
, 2011 Background: Although breastfeeding is universal in Ethiopia, ranges of regional differences in timely initiation of breastfeeding have been documented. Initiation of breastfeeding is highly bound to cultural factors that may either enhance or inhibit the
Setegn, Tesfaye +2 more
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Relationship between breast feeding and obesity in children with low birth weight [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Breast feeding appears to play a role in determining obesity and abdominal obesity during childhood, specifically in children with a history of low birth weight. Objective: The purpose of this study is to investigate the relation of breast-
Keyvani, Hossein +6 more
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Informing the ‘early years’ agenda in Scotland: understanding infant feeding patterns using linked datasets [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Providing infants with the ‘best possible start in life’ is a priority for the Scottish Government. This is reflected in policy and health promotion strategies to increase breast feeding, which gives the best source of nutrients for healthy ...
Ajetunmobi, Omotomilola +5 more
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Expressing yourself: A feminist analysis of talk around expressing breast milk [PDF]
, 2009 Recent feminist analyses, particularly from those working within a poststructuralist framework, have highlighted a number of historically located and contradictory socio-cultural constructions and practices which women are faced with when negotiating ...
Sally Johnson +59 more
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