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Barriers and Opportunities for Improved Exclusive Breast-Feeding Practices in Tanzania: Household Trials With Mothers and Fathers

open access: yesFood and Nutrition Bulletin, 2019
Background: Effective promotion of exclusive breast-feeding (EBF) is needed to improve child nutrition and survival. Objective: We explored barriers and facilitators to EBF in rural Tanzania and assessed parents’ willingness and ability to try specific ...
C. Matare   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Association between maternal education and breast feeding practices in China: a population-based cross-sectional study

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2019
Objective To investigate the association between maternal education and breast feeding in the Chinese population, with a consideration of household income and health-seeking behaviours.
K. Tang   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Addressing barriers to exclusive breast-feeding in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and programmatic implications

open access: yesPublic Health Nutrition, 2017
Objective Despite numerous global initiatives on breast-feeding, trend data show exclusive breast-feeding (EBF) rates have stagnated over the last two decades.
J. Kavle   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Comparison of national cross-sectional breast-feeding surveys by maternal education in Europe (2006–2016)

open access: yesPublic Health Nutrition, 2018
Objective Breast-feeding is an important determinant of health of mothers and their offspring. The present study aimed to compare breast-feeding rates across Europe disaggregated by maternal education and establish what proportion achieves at least 50 ...
Mahesh Sarki, A. Parlesak, A. Robertson
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Barriers to exclusive breast-feeding in Indonesian hospitals: a qualitative study of early infant feeding practices

open access: yesPublic Health Nutrition, 2018
Objective Although initiating breast-feeding is common in Indonesia, rates of exclusive breast-feeding are low. Our objective was to identify early barriers to exclusive breast-feeding in Indonesian hospitals. Design Qualitative.
V. Flaherman   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

History of breast feeding and risk of incident endometriosis: prospective cohort study

open access: yesBritish medical journal, 2017
Objective To investigate the association between lifetime breast feeding, exclusive breast feeding, postpartum amenorrhea, and incidence of endometriosis among parous women. Design Prospective cohort study.
L. Farland   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A quality improvement project to increase breast milk feeding of hospitalized late preterm infants in China

open access: yesInternational Breastfeeding Journal, 2023
Background The breastfeeding rates of late preterm infants are lower than both term and extremely preterm infants. To explore the interventions of increasing full breast milk feeding rate of hospitalized late preterm infants on the 7th day after birth ...
Meiying Quan   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Changes in the prevalence of breast feeding in preterm infants discharged from neonatal units: a register study over 10 years

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2016
Objective There are indications that the prevalence of exclusively breastfed preterm infants is decreasing in Sweden. The objective was to investigate trends in exclusive breast feeding at discharge from Swedish neonatal units and associated factors in ...
J. Ericson   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Review of Infant Feeding: Key Features of Breast Milk and Infant Formula

open access: yesNutrients, 2016
Mothers’ own milk is the best source of nutrition for nearly all infants. Beyond somatic growth, breast milk as a biologic fluid has a variety of other benefits, including modulation of postnatal intestinal function, immune ontogeny, and brain ...
Camilia R. Martin, P. Ling, G. Blackburn
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Modern methods of breast feeding maintenance in children with intestinal colics.

open access: yesПедиатрическая фармакология, 2014
The issue of long-term breast feeding maintenance is relevant for medical communities of many countries of the world. Long-term breast feeding is especially important in premature children and children born with a perinatal pathology.
T. V. Turti   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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