International Breastfeeding Journal

Effectiveness of peer counseling and membership in breastfeeding support groups in promoting optimal breastfeeding behaviors in the Philippines

5 év 1 hónap ago

The prevalence of early initiation of breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) at 6 months remain low in the Philippines. To help meet the 90% early initiation of breastfeeding target and to improve inf...

Ofelia P. Saniel, Veincent Christian F. Pepito and Arianna Maever L. Amit

Impact of cesarean section on timely initiation of breastfeeding in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

International Breastfeeding Journal

5 év 1 hónap ago

Timely initiation of breastfeeding is feeding of breast milk within one hour of birth, however, three in five babies were not breastfed in the first hour of birth globally. There is evidence that cesarean sect...

Temesgen Getaneh, Ayenew Negesse, Getenet Dessie, Melaku Desta, Habtamu Temesgen, Tadesse Getu and Kihinetu Gelaye

Trends in breastfeeding practices and mothers’ experience in the French NutriNet-Santé cohort

International Breastfeeding Journal

5 év 1 hónap ago

France has one of the lowest rates in the world regarding breastfeeding initiation and duration. Few studies have explored breastfeeding practices in France since the middle of the twentieth century, or follow...

Frédéric Courtois, Sandrine Péneau, Benoît Salanave, Valentina A. Andreeva, Marie Françoise Roland-Cachera, Mathilde Touvier, Pilar Galan, Serge Hercberg and Léopold K. Fezeu

Effect on breastfeeding practices of providing in-home lactation support to vulnerable women through the Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program: protocol for a pre/post intervention study

International Breastfeeding Journal

5 év 1 hónap ago

Only one-third of Canadian infants are exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months of life as recommended. Skilled lactation support in the early postpartum period is one strategy for improving breastfeeding ...

Alison Mildon, Jane Francis, Stacia Stewart, Bronwyn Underhill, Yi Man Ng, Elle Richards, Christina Rousseau, Erica Di Ruggiero, Cindy-Lee Dennis, Deborah L. O’Connor and Daniel W. Sellen

Association between breastfeeding and preeclampsia in parous women: a case –control study

International Breastfeeding Journal

5 év 1 hónap ago

Preeclampsia is a global health problem and it is the main cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. Breastfeeding has been reported to be associated with lower postpartum blood pressure in wome...

Ishag Adam, Duria A. Rayis, Nadiah A. ALhabardi, Abdel B. A. Ahmed, Manal E. Sharif and Mustafa I. Elbashir

Implementing an education program for nurse-midwives focused on early essential care for breast milk expression among mothers of preterm infants

International Breastfeeding Journal

5 év 1 hónap ago

Although breastfeeding guidelines for infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) have been introduced in Japan, these guidelines have not been reflected in practice. To improve this situation,...

Rie Tanaka and Shigeko Horiuchi

Fathers’ experiences of feeding their extremely preterm infants in family-centred neonatal intensive care: a qualitative study

International Breastfeeding Journal

5 év 2 hónap ago

Extremely preterm infants need advanced intensive care for survival and are usually not discharged before they reach the time of expected birth. In a family-centred neonatal intensive care unit both parents ar...

Evalotte Mӧrelius, Sofia Brogren, Sandra Andersson and Siw Alehagen

Breastfeeding and employed mothers in Ethiopia: legal protection, arrangement, and support

International Breastfeeding Journal

5 év 2 hónap ago

Breastfeeding is the single, most cost-effective intervention to reduce worldwide child mortality. Women empowerment interventions have positive impacts on child and maternal nutritional, and health status. Wo...

Ermiyas Mulu Kebede and Benyam Seifu

A systematic review of qualitative research on barriers and facilitators to exclusive breastfeeding practice in sub-Saharan African countries

International Breastfeeding Journal

5 év 2 hónap ago

Studies reporting factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding are mostly quantitative. No study has performed a systematic qualitative summary to document the recurring constraints and facilitators to excl...

Izuchukwu Loveth Ejie, George Uchenna Eleje, Moriam Taiwo Chibuzor, Maureen Ugonwa Anetoh, Ifeoma Jovita Nduka, Ifeoma Blessing Umeh, Brian Onyebuchi Ogbonna and Obinna Ikechukwu Ekwunife

Is maternal cigarette or water pipe use associated with stopping breastfeeding? Evidence from the Jordan population and family health surveys 2012 and 2017–18

International Breastfeeding Journal

5 év 2 hónap ago

Maternal smoking is suspected to have negative impacts on breastfeeding, such as decreasing the quantity of breast milk, and reducing vitamin and fat concentrations in the milk in the late lactation period. Ci...

Esra Can Özalp and S. Songül Yalçın

Determinants of breastfeeding practice in Pujehun district, southern Sierra Leone: a mixed-method study

International Breastfeeding Journal

5 év 2 hónap ago

It is well established that exclusive breastfeeding can play a critical role in reducing child morbidity and mortality. Limited research has been done thus far on the practice and perceptions of breastfeeding ...

Dorothee van Breevoort, Francesca Tognon, Arne Beguin, Amara S. Ngegbai, Giovanni Putoto and Ankie van den Broek

Exclusivity of breastfeeding and body composition: learnings from the Baby-bod study

International Breastfeeding Journal

5 év 3 hónap ago

This report evaluated the breastfeeding status in a Tasmanian cohort and its effects on infant and maternal anthropometry and body composition.

Sisitha Jayasinghe, Manoja P. Herath, Jeffrey M. Beckett, Kiran D. K. Ahuja, Nuala M. Byrne and Andrew P. Hills

Determinants of exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months in China: a cross-sectional study

International Breastfeeding Journal

5 év 3 hónap ago

Breast milk is the best source of essential nutrients and bioactive components for infants under 6 months. However, little is known about what affects breastfeeding intentions and practices of Chinese mothers....

Huifeng Shi, Yumei Yang, Xiaohan Yin, Jia Li, Jin Fang and Xiaoli Wang

Realities and challenges of breastfeeding policy in the context of HIV: a qualitative study on community perspectives on facilitators and barriers related to breastfeeding among HIV positive mothers in Baringo County, Kenya

International Breastfeeding Journal

5 év 3 hónap ago

Although recent policies have sought to increase the rates of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) and continued breastfeeding for HIV exposed infants, few programs have considered the multiple social and cultural ba...

Betty Mogesi Samburu, Judith Kimiywe, Sera Lewise Young, Frederick Murunga Wekesah, Milka Njeri Wanjohi, Peter Muriuki, Nyovani Janet Madise, Paula L. Griffiths and Elizabeth W. Kimani-Murage

Achieving global targets on breastfeeding in Thailand: gap analysis and solutions

International Breastfeeding Journal

5 év 3 hónap ago

Global advocates for breastfeeding were evident since the International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes (BMS Code) was adopted in 1981 and fostered by subsequent relevant World Health Assembly res...

Chompoonut Topothai and Viroj Tangcharoensathien

Breasts and the city: an urban ethnography of infant feeding in public spaces within Cardiff, United Kingdom

International Breastfeeding Journal

5 év 3 hónap ago

Internationally, women report challenges breastfeeding in public spaces. This study aimed to investigate the social-spatial aspects of public spaces in one UK city, Cardiff, in order to suggest possible barrie...

Aimee Grant

Prevalence and predictors of timely initiation of breastfeeding in Ghana: an analysis of 2017–2018 multiple indicator cluster survey

International Breastfeeding Journal

5 év 4 hónap ago

Timely initiation of breastfeeding is putting the newborn baby to the breast within 1 h of birth. Its practice can prevent neonatal and under-5 mortality. This study aims to assess the prevalence and factors a...

Paschal Awingura Apanga and Maxwell Tii Kumbeni

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic lockdown on exclusive breastfeeding in non-infected mothers

International Breastfeeding Journal

5 év 4 hónap ago

The COVID-19 pandemic has posed several challenges to the provision of newborn nutrition and care interventions including maternal support, breastfeeding and family participatory care. Italy was the first coun...

Giuseppe Latorre, Domenico Martinelli, Pietro Guida, Ester Masi, Roberta De Benedictis and Luca Maggio

Randomized clinical trial of the effect of the onset time of skin-to-skin contact at birth, immediate compared to early, on the duration of breastfeeding in full term newborns

International Breastfeeding Journal

5 év 4 hónap ago

Skin-to-skin contact (SSC) compared to separation at birth has a positive effect on breastfeeding. However, separation at birth is common with negative impact on breastfeeding. The aim was to determine the eff...

Sergio I Agudelo, Oscar A Gamboa, Eduardo Acuña, Lina Aguirre, Sarah Bastidas, Jennifer Guijarro, María Jaller, María Valderrama, María Lucia Padrón, Nathalie Gualdrón, Evelyn Obando, Fabio Rodríguez and Lina Buitrago

Feasibility, acceptability, and potential efficacy of an innovative postnatal home-based breastfeeding peer support programme in Hong Kong: a feasibility and pilot randomised controlled trial

International Breastfeeding Journal

5 év 4 hónap ago

As suggested by the World Health Organization, breastfeeding peer support is being introduced worldwide to support women’s breastfeeding needs. Evidence has shown that when such support is offered to women, th...

Kris Yuet-Wan Lok, Charlotte L. Y. Chow, Jeffery Sheung Yu Shing, Robert Smith, Christine Chi Oi Lam, Debra Bick and Yan-Shing Chang

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