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

Maternal 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, Shameela Chucha, Heather Trickey   +2 more
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Development of an Individualized Responsive Feeding Intervention—Learning Early Infant Feeding Cues: Protocol for a Nonrandomized Study

JMIR 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, Mollie Romano, Julie May McDougal, Edie Kiratzis, Kinsey Pocchio, Insu Paek   +5 more
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Bidirectional associations between parental feeding practices, infant appetitive traits and infant BMIz: a longitudinal cohort study

International 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, Elena Jansen, Jessica Appleton, Chris Rossiter, Cathrine Fowler, Elizabeth Denney-Wilson, Catherine G Russell   +6 more
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“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

American 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, Margaret S. Butler, Amber Wutich, Joshua D. Miller, S. Young   +4 more
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Mechanisms of bradycardia in premature infants: Aerodigestive–cardiac regulatory–rhythm interactions

Physiological 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, Jenny Bellodas Sanchez, Varsha Prabhakar, Ivan M. Lang, Reza Shaker, Sudarshan R. Jadcherla   +5 more
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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

JAMA 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, M. Azad, Lorena Vehling, H. Tun, T. Konya, D. Guttman, C. Field, D. Lefebvre, M. Sears, A. Becker, P. Mandhane, S. Turvey, T. Moraes, P. Subbarao, J. Scott, A. Kozyrskyj   +15 more
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A cross-sectional study of infant feeding practices in Vietnamese-born mothers living in Australia

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022
Background Infant feeding practices are a key modifiable risk factor for childhood overweight and obesity; and important for lifelong health and wellbeing.
Lauren Zahra, Peter Kremer, Kristy A. Bolton   +2 more
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Review of Infant Feeding: Key Features of Breast Milk and Infant Formula

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

Journal 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
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Infant Feeding and Weight Gain: Separating Breast Milk From Breastfeeding and Formula From Food

Pediatrics, 2018
Breastfed infants are less likely to become overweight. This association is dose dependent, diminished with formula supplementation, and weaker when breast milk is fed from a bottle.
M. Azad, Lorena Vehling, Deborah Chan, Annika Klopp, Nathan C. Nickel, J. McGavock, A. Becker, P. Mandhane, S. Turvey, T. Moraes, M. Taylor, D. Lefebvre, M. Sears, P. Subbarao   +13 more
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