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Patterns and determinants of breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices in urban informal settlements, Nairobi Kenya [PDF]

, 2011
BackgroundThe World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends exclusive breastfeeding during the first six months of life for optimal growth, development and health.
Kyobutungi, Catherine, Catherine Kyobutungi, Gitau, Tabither, Madise Nyovani J, Kyobutungi Catherine, Jean-Christophe Fotso, Fotso Jean-Christophe, Madise, Nyovani J., Kimani-Murage Elizabeth W, Yatich Nelly, Elizabeth W Kimani-Murage, Tabither M Gitau, Mutua, Martin K., Kimani-Murage, Elizabeth, Nyovani J Madise, Nelly Yatich, Martin K Mutua, Yatich, Nelly, Gitau Tabither M, Fotso, Jean-Christophe, Mutua Martin K   +20 more
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Inebilizumab in AQP4‐Seropositive NMOSD: One‐Year Follow‐Up From a Multicenter, Real‐World Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Real‐world evidence on inebilizumab among neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) patients is lacking. This study assessed inebilizumab among Chinese patients with aquaporin 4 autoantibody (AQP4‐IgG)‐seropositive NMOSD in a real‐world setting.
Mengcui Gui, Jiayang Zhan, Wei Li, Tao Jin, Dan He, Daishi Tian, Zhijun Li, Jing Lin, Yue Li, Hongyu Zhou, Bitao Bu   +10 more
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Breastfeeding Duration in a Multiethnic Population in Hawaii [PDF]

Birth, 2000
Background:The increasing ethnic diversity in the United States necessitates a study of variations in infant feeding patterns among ethnic groups. This study was conducted as part of Hawaii's surveillance system to identify infant feeding patterns in Hawaii; specifically, to identify factors influencing duration of breastfeeding among ethnically ...
Novotny, Rachel, Hla, Mya Moe, Kieffer, Edith C., Park, Chai-Bin, Mor, Joanne, Thiele, Maureen   +5 more
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Making use of expertise: A qualitative analysis of the experience of breastfeeding support for first time mothers [PDF]

, 2013
There is now a body of research evaluating breastfeeding interventions and exploring mothers’ and health professionals’ views on effective and ineffective breastfeeding support. However, this literature leaves relatively unexplored a number of questions
Leeming, Dawn, Johnson, Sally, Williamson, I. R., Lyttle, Steven, Lyttle, S., Williamson, I., Johnson, Sally E., Williamson, Iain, Johnson, S., Leeming, D.   +9 more
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Fatigue‐Driven Adaptive Assistance for a Semi‐Active Upper‐Limb Occupational Exoskeleton

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Physical fatigue during a physical activity is estimated in real time to enable adaptive exoskeleton assistance. By continuously adjusting the level of support according to the user’s fatigue, this approach reduces physical demand and provides a pathway toward personalized exoskeleton assistance.
Seemab Zakir, Lorenzo Grazi, Simone Prisinzano, Francesco Giovacchini, Nicola Vitiello, Emilio Trigili, Simona Crea   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predictors of breastfeeding duration in a predominantly Māori population in New Zealand

BMC Pediatrics, 2018
Background Although breastfeeding duration in New Zealand’s indigenous Māori is shorter than in non-Māori, we know little about barriers or motivators of breastfeeding in this community.
Kathy M. Manhire, Sheila M. Williams, David Tipene-Leach, Sally A. Baddock, Sally Abel, Angeline Tangiora, Raymond Jones, Barry J. Taylor   +7 more
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Exclusive breastfeeding duration and infant infection [PDF]

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2016
We estimated the risk of infection associated with the duration of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF).We analysed the data on 15 809 term, singleton infants from the UK Millennium Cohort Study. Infants were grouped according to months of EBF: never,
Quigley, MA, Carson, C, Sacker, A, Kelly, Y   +3 more
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It should be the most natural thing in the world: exploring first-time mothers' breastfeeding difficulties in the UK using audio-diaries and interviews [PDF]

, 2011
Breastfeeding is a practice which is promoted and scrutinized in the UK and internationally. In this paper, we use interpretative phenomenological analysis to explore the experiences of eight British first-time mothers who struggled with breastfeeding in
Leeming, Dawn, Johnson, Sally, Iain Williamson, Lyttle, Steven, Williamson, I. R., Sally Johnson, Williamson, Iain, Dawn Leeming, Steven Lyttle, Johnson, S., Leeming, D.   +10 more
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A biomimetic ducted nipple reveals gestational age‐dependent deficits in suction generation in a neonatal pig model

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract All infant mammals must suckle in order to effectively acquire milk from a nipple. Yet, not all infants are able to do so. Preterm infants in particular face significant feeding challenges, often failing to establish successful breastfeeding due to complex neurophysiologic challenges.
Max Sarmet, Emily C. Volpe, Elska B. Kaczmarek, Maressa E. Kennedy, Ani E. Smith, Hannah E. Shideler, Harlow I. Smith, Dylan J. Anderson, Thomas H. Stroud, Christopher J. Mayerl   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors associated to the duration of exclusive breastfeeding.

Investigación y Educación en Enfermería, 2012
Objective. To identify the scientific evidence available on factors associated to the duration of exclusive breastfeeding. Methodology. A systematic review without meta-analysis was performed. An electronic search strategy was conducted of primary articles published in Medline, Lilacs, Scielo, and Ovid from 1990 to 2010 in English, Spanish, and ...
Osorio Castaño, Jhon Henry, Botero Ortiz, Beatriz Eugenia   +1 more
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