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Becoming breastfeeding friendly in Wales: Recommendations for scaling up breastfeeding support

open access: yesMaternal and Child Nutrition, 2023
Breastfeeding and the provision of human milk is established as protecting infant and maternal health. However, breastfeeding rates in many countries, including Wales, are low. Given the significant health, economic and environmental impacts of this, the
Amy Brown   +2 more
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Breastmilk Feeding Practices Are Associated with the Co-Occurrence of Bacteria in Mothers' Milk and the Infant Gut: the CHILD Cohort Study.

open access: yesCell Host and Microbe, 2020
Gut microbiota play a critical role in infant health. It is now accepted that breastmilk contains live bacteria from endogenous and exogenous sources, but it remains unclear whether these bacteria transfer to the infant gut and whether this process is ...
K. Fehr   +22 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Bidirectional associations between parental feeding practices, infant appetitive traits and infant BMIz: a longitudinal cohort study

open access: yesInternational Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2022
Background Little is known about the pathways linking parent feeding practices with appetitive traits and BMIz throughout infancy. This study examined bidirectional associations between parental feeding practices, infant appetitive traits, and infant ...
Alissa J Burnett   +6 more
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Development of an Individualized Responsive Feeding Intervention—Learning Early Infant Feeding Cues: Protocol for a Nonrandomized Study

open access: yesJMIR Research Protocols, 2023
BackgroundResponsive infant feeding occurs when a parent recognizes the infant’s cues of hunger or satiety and responds promptly to these cues.
Jessica Bahorski   +5 more
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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

“If there is no water, we cannot feed our children”: The far-reaching consequences of water insecurity on infant feeding practices and infant health across 16 low-and middle-income countries

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Human Biology, 2019
Infant feeding plays a critical role in child health and development. Few studies to date have examined the link between household water insecurity and infant feeding, and none in a cross‐cultural context.
Roseanne C. Schuster   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Infant Feeding [PDF]

open access: yesSouthern Medical Journal, 1914
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openaire   +1 more source

Mechanisms of bradycardia in premature infants: Aerodigestive–cardiac regulatory–rhythm interactions

open access: yesPhysiological Reports, 2020
Objective Eating difficulties coupled with cardiorespiratory spells delay acquisition of feeding milestones in convalescing neonates, and the mechanisms are unclear.
Kathryn A. Hasenstab‐Kenney   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Association of Exposure to Formula in the Hospital and Subsequent Infant Feeding Practices With Gut Microbiota and Risk of Overweight in the First Year of Life

open access: yesJAMA pediatrics, 2018
Importance The effect of neonatal and infant feeding practices on childhood obesity is unclear. The gut microbiome is strongly influenced by feeding practices and has been linked to obesity. Objective To characterize the association between breastfeeding,
J. Forbes   +15 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Factors Associated with Use of Maternal Health Services in Nepal: Analysis of the 2016 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey

open access: yesJournal of Nepal Health Research Council, 2019
Background: Timely access and use of health services are critical for improving maternal health services. The objective of present study is to identify key factors related to antenatal care and institutional delivery services in Nepal.
Prithutam Bhattarai
doaj   +1 more source

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