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Exploring the latitude of attitude: Intentions to breastfeed among adolescents in Lebanese schools. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
School-based breastfeeding education (SBBE) may help improve breastfeeding rates in the long-term by targeting children and adolescents' knowledge, attitudes, skills, and intentions. Breastfeeding rates in Lebanon are suboptimal.
Abou Jaoudeh, Maya   +5 more
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Association between mother’s age and breastfeeding status in the northern Iran [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Introduction: Breast milk provides the ideal nutrition for infant and it is more easily digested than infant formula. The main aim of this study is to determine breastfeeding status, exclusive breastfeeding, and their relation with mother’s age among ...
Veghari, G.
core   +1 more source

“We have been depriving them”: examining the sense of coherence of clinical staff as they implement skin-to-skin contact

open access: yesFrontiers in Global Women's Health
BackgroundSkin-to-skin contact (SSC) immediately after birth, when the newborn baby and mother remain together during the first hour after birth, has positive health effects on the dyad's physical and emotional wellbeing; however, implementation, the ...
Kajsa Brimdyr   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors Influencing Breastfeeding in a Hospital Setting [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Breastfeeding is promoted across the globe as the optimum method of infant feeding (World Health Organization, WHO, 2003). Though there is a plethora of published benefits of breastfeeding for baby and mother, breastfeeding rates are below the national ...
Smith, Mary
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Breastfeeding education: where are we going? A systematic review article [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Background: UNICEF (United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund) and WHO estimate that if all babies were breastfed for at least the first six months of their lives, the rate of morbidity and malnutrition would sig-nificantly decrease all over
Ban Frangež, Helena   +7 more
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ULTRA-PROCESSED FOODS – IS ENOUGH BEING DONE TO REDUCE THEIR CONSUMPTION?

open access: yesWorld Nutrition, 2018
The role of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) high in fats, sugar and salt is well documented in the causation of the non-communicable diseases. However, with globalization, consumption of these food products is increasing.
JAI PRAKASH DADHICH
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding and its determinants in first 6 months of life: A prospective study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Background: Exclusive breastfeeding for first 6 months of life is recommended under Infant and Young Child Feeding practices in India. The objective of present study was to estimate the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding during first 6 months of life ...
Amin, Chikitsa D   +2 more
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Callers’ attitudes and experiences of UK breastfeeding helpline support [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Background: Breastfeeding peer support, is considered to be a key intervention for increasing breastfeeding duration rates. Whilst a number of national organisations provide telephone based breastfeeding peer support, to date there have been no ...
A Oakley   +33 more
core   +1 more source

Effectiveness of CenteringPregnancy on Breast-Feeding Initiation Among African Americans: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
While breastfeeding initiation rates for African American mothers are low, an innovative model of group prenatal care, CenteringPregnancy, holds promise to increase breastfeeding rates.
Garnier-Villarreal, Mauricio   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Association Between Breastfeeding Success Rate and Nipple Length and Diameter in Thai Pregnant Women

open access: yesSiriraj Medical Journal, 2020
Objective: To demonstrate the average value of nipple length and diameter during the first and second half of gestation in Thai pregnant women, as well as its association with breastfeeding success rate.
Isarin Thanaboonyawat   +3 more
doaj  

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