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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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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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International 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
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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 breast cancer in the offspring [PDF]
British Journal of Cancer, 1993 The causation of breast cancer in certain strains of mice by a virus that can be transmitted vertically, through the milk produced during lactation, has led to the hypothesis that a similar phenomenon could exist in humans. There have been laboratory-based studies in humans suggesting that a virus may be involved in the etiology of female breast cancer
EKBOM, A +5 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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A case-control study of the effect of infant feeding on celiac disease [PDF]
, 2001 Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between the duration of breast-feeding and the age at the first gluten introduction into the infant diet and the incidence and age at onset of celiac disease. Methods: In a case-control study,
Erbersdobler, Helmut F. +3 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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