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 in a UK urban context: who breast-feeds, for how long and does it matter? [PDF]
, 2006 Objective: To investigate what factors relate most strongly to breast-feeding duration in order to successfully support breast-feeding mothers. Design: Prospective birth cohort study using questionnaires, routinely collected weights and health check at ...
Parkinson, Kathryn +2 more
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Excessive milk production during breast-feeding prior to breast cancer diagnosis is associated with increased risk for early events [PDF]
, 2013 Breast-feeding is a known protective factor against breast cancer. Breast-feeding duration is influenced by hormone levels, milk production, and lifestyle factors.
Anesten, Charlotte +8 more
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The Prevalence of Group B Streptococcus Colonization in Iranian Pregnant Women and Its Subsequent Outcome [PDF]
International Journal of Fertility and Sterility, 2014 Background: Group B streptococcus colonization in pregnant women usually has no symptoms, but it is one of the major factors of newborn infection in developed countries.
Mahboobeh Shirazi +4 more
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Understanding infant feeding choice from the Great Depression to the baby boom in the U.S. [PDF]
, 2018 Objectives: The objectives of this study were to describe the rates of and factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding (XBR), exclusive breast feeding + breast and bottle-feeding (Ever BR), and of exclusive bottle-feeding (XBOT) from 1925-1964 among ...
Pilles, Kiona Natasha
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Effect of a hospital policy of not accepting free infant formula on in-hospital formula supplementation rates and breast-feeding duration [PDF]
, 2015 OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of public hospitals in Hong Kong not accepting free infant formula from manufacturers on in-hospital formula supplementation rates and breast-feeding duration. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study.
Bai, DL +11 more
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Perinatal Nurses: Key to Increasing African American Breast-Feeding Rates [PDF]
, 2016 Breast milk is the ideal source of nutrition for infants for at least the first 6 months of life. Despite women in the United States reaching national objectives for breast-feeding initiation (75%), racial disparities persist.
Robinson, Karen Marie
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Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.We show that the majority of the 18 analyzed recurrent cancer‐associated ERBB4 mutations are transforming. The most potent mutations are activating, co‐operate with other ERBB receptors, and are sensitive to pan‐ERBB inhibitors. Activating ERBB4 mutations also promote therapy resistance in EGFR‐mutant lung cancer.
Veera K. Ojala +15 more
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Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 2022 Background In Uganda, many working mothers stop breast-feeding before the end of the mandatory maternity leave of 60 days. Inadequate breast-feeding is a risk factor for infant morbidity and mortality.
Tom Omute, Gloria Kirungi
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A review of the immunomodulating components of maternal breast milk and protection against necrotizing enterocolitis [PDF]
, 2019 Breast milk contains immunomodulating components that are beneficial to newborns during maturation of their immune system. Human breast milk composition is influenced by an infant\u27s gestational and chronological age, lactation stage, and the mother ...
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