Journal of Human Lactation - online first articles

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:Natural disasters disrupt maternal and infant care and may influence breastfeeding and rooming-in practices during the vulnerable postpartum period.Aim:To investigate how exposure to the April 3, 2024, Hualien earthquake influenced maternal ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:Breastfeeding intent and practices have not been well explicated in women of color, who are likely to experience perinatal anxiety, depression, or stress.Research Aim:The aim of this study was to examine factors influencing intent and infant ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:Breastfeeding and room‑sharing rates decline during the first postpartum months despite World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations and known benefits. The reasons behind these declining rates remain poorly understood. Investigating the ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:The infants of diabetic mothers are at higher risk of hypoglycemia and admittance to neonatal intensive-care units leading to failure in exclusive breastfeeding.Aim:To determine the effects of antenatal expression of milk in late pregnancy by ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:This study assessed the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAPs) of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) among mothers visiting Shagari, Kwata, and Dr. Karima Primary Health Care in Gusau, Nigeria. EBF, defined as providing only breast milk for the ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:Breastfeeding difficulties and maternal anxiety are common, and negatively affect outcomes for both mother and infant.Aims:We aimed to examine how breastfeeding counseling performed by using motivational interviewing techniques will affect ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:Breastfeeding is a critical determinant of infant survival, maternal health, and sustainable development. In India, although the exclusive breastfeeding rate has gradually improved, working mothers face unique challenges in sustaining ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Introduction:Flecainide is a class 1c antiarrhythmic drug used to manage ventricular and supraventricular arrhythmias. Its use in women of childbearing age is limited due to concerns about adverse outcomes. However, existing data suggest that flecainide ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:Breastfeeding challenges are common in postnatal settings, particularly in low-resource communities. Timely and skilled support by frontline workers such as Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs) and Community Health Officers (CHOs) is essential....

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:Public breastfeeding is influenced by social norms, cultural perceptions, and personal comfort, yet there is a lack of standardized instruments to assess societal attitudes toward breastfeeding in public spaces.Research Aim:To develop and ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:Paternal postnatal sense of security, referring to fathers’ perceptions of role clarity, emotional reassurance, and support during the postpartum period, may be relevant to their active involvement in infant care and their influence on ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:Mothers of late preterm infants need support with breastfeeding.Aim:The aim of this study was to examine the effect of Telephone Breastfeeding Support (delivered via telephone calls and WhatsApp messages) given to mothers of late preterm ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:Breastfeeding remains the recommended feeding method during public health emergencies; however, pandemic-related restrictions created new challenges for mothers and their healthcare teams, including lactation professionals (LPs). The COVID-19 ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:The KK Human Milk Bank provides pasteurized donor human milk to vulnerable infants across Singapore who lack sufficient mothers’ own milk. However, donors and their designated family members were previously limited to depositing frozen milk ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:Human milk banks play a critical role in neonatal care by providing donor human milk when maternal milk is unavailable, particularly for preterm and medically vulnerable infants. Despite global expansion, long-term evaluations of discard rates ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:Breast milk is a critical component of neonatal care, particularly for preterm infants, as it offers immunological and developmental benefits. Sustaining lactation during prolonged Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) stays remains a significant ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:Milk secretion following abortion or fetal loss in the second trimester is common and can be physically and emotionally challenging. To date, research surrounding lactation after loss has focused on those experiencing a third trimester ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:Ineffective breastfeeding techniques are associated with nipple trauma and the early discontinuation of exclusive breastfeeding. Despite frequent contact with healthcare services, many mothers do not acquire the practical skills needed for ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:Intergenerational influences on infant feeding are widely recognized across disciplines, yet the concept of intergenerational legacies in lactation decision-making remains inconsistently defined in the literature. Terms such as “...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:Breastfeeding has known health benefits and recommendations are to exclusively breastfeed for the first 6 months and continue to 2 years or beyond. While breastfeeding in early infancy has been previously estimated in New Zealand (NZ), these ...