International Breastfeeding Journal

The economic benefits of increasing breastfeeding rates in Spain

6 év 3 hónap ago

Interventions aimed at promoting breastfeeding rates are among the most effective possible health policies available, with an estimated return of US$35 per dollar invested. Indeed, some authors found that a 10...

Juan Antonio Quesada, Ildefonso Méndez and Rocío Martín-Gil

Correction to: Timely initiation of breastfeeding in Zimbabwe: evidence from the demographic and health surveys 1994–2015

International Breastfeeding Journal

6 év 3 hónap ago

Following publication of the original article [1], the authors have flagged that the article contains the following errors:

Sanni Yaya, Ghose Bishwajit, Gebretsadik Shibre and Amos Buh

Commercialisation and commodification of breastfeeding: video diaries by first-time mothers

International Breastfeeding Journal

6 év 3 hónap ago

Many of aspects of our lives became increasingly commercialised in post-modern society. Although breastfeeding is perhaps a late comer to this process in recent years, it too has seen significant commercialisa...

Alison M. Taylor, Jo Alexander, Edwin van Teijlingen and Kath M. Ryan

Breastfeeding practices in Masaya, Nicaragua: a facility based cross-sectional study

International Breastfeeding Journal

6 év 3 hónap ago

The World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months and total breastfeeding for at least 2 years. Despite this and multiple interventions promoting breastfeeding, early breastfeeding ...

Aleisha M. Nabower, Elizabeth R. Lyden, Francisco J. Rodriguez and Shirley F. Delair

Exclusive breastfeeding patterns in Tanzania: Do individual, household, or community factors matter?

International Breastfeeding Journal

6 év 3 hónap ago

Although there is a broad knowledge about exclusive breastfeeding among women in Tanzania, exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) remained lower than 50% for about 50 years since her independence in 1961. Previous rese...

Kwalu Samwel Dede and Hilde Bras

The role of prenatal food insecurity on breastfeeding behaviors: findings from the United States pregnancy risk assessment monitoring system

International Breastfeeding Journal

6 év 4 hónap ago

In addition to its health and nutritional benefits, breastfeeding can save low-income, food insecure mothers the cost of infant formula so that money can be spent on food and other necessities. Yet breastfeedi...

Lauren M. Dinour, Elizabeth I. Rivera Rodas, Ndidiamaka N. Amutah-Onukagha and Laurén A. Doamekpor

Infant feeding guideline awareness among mothers living with HIV in North America and Nigeria

International Breastfeeding Journal

6 év 4 hónap ago

WHO guidelines recommend breastfeeding for mothers living with HIV adherent to antiretroviral therapy in countries where formula is not accessible. In Canada and the US, guidelines for mothers living with HIV ...

J. Craig Phillips, Josephine Etowa, Jean Hannan, Egbe B. Etowa and Seye Babatunde

Exploring the barriers and facilitators to the acceptability of donor human milk in eastern Uganda – a qualitative study

International Breastfeeding Journal

6 év 4 hónap ago

Human milk is the best nutrition for all infants. When the mother’s own milk is not available, the World Health Organization recommends the use of donated human milk and milk banking for neonates born prematur...

Sarah Magowan, Kathy Burgoine, Collin Ogara, James Ditai and Melissa Gladstone

Prenatal infant feeding intentions and actual feeding practices during the first six months postpartum in rural Rwanda: a qualitative, longitudinal cohort study

International Breastfeeding Journal

6 év 4 hónap ago

Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is advocated by the WHO for the first 6 months. In Rwanda, the percentage of infants who are exclusively breastfed decreases from 94% among infants aged 0–1 month to 81% among tho...

Jeanine Ahishakiye, Laura Bouwman, Inge D. Brouwer, Lenneke Vaandrager and Maria Koelen

Prevalence and factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding among rural mothers of infants less than six months of age in Southern Nations, Nationalities, Peoples (SNNP) and Tigray regions, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

International Breastfeeding Journal

6 év 4 hónap ago

Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is the global recommended nutrition for infants less than 6 months of age. The prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding in Ethiopia is much lower than the recommendations of World He...

Dawit Hagos and Amare Worku Tadesse

The estimated incidence of lactational breast abscess and description of its management by percutaneous aspiration at the Douala General Hospital, Cameroon

International Breastfeeding Journal

6 év 4 hónap ago

Lactational breast abscesses are uncommon in the puerperium but when they do develop, delays in specialist referral may occur especially in resource low settings. There is a dearth of studies regarding lactati...

Thomas Obinchemti Egbe, Theophile Nana Njamen, Henri Essome and Nicholas Tendongfor

Adaptation and validation of the Iowa infant feeding attitude scale and the breastfeeding knowledge questionnaire for use in an Ethiopian setting

International Breastfeeding Journal

6 év 4 hónap ago

Validated instruments to assess breastfeeding knowledge and attitude are non-existent in Africa including Ethiopia. We aimed to adapt and validate the Breastfeeding Knowledge Questionnaire (BFKQ) and the Iowa ...

Misra Abdulahi, Atle Fretheim, Alemayehu Argaw and Jeanette H. Magnus

Corporate political activity of the baby food industry: the example of Nestlé in the United States of America

International Breastfeeding Journal

6 év 4 hónap ago

The marketing practices of the breastmilk substitutes industry have been known for decades, but little is known about the influence of the baby food industry, more generally, on public health policy, research ...

Hacer Tanrikulu, Daniela Neri, Aileen Robertson and Melissa Mialon

Perspectives about the baby friendly hospital/health initiative in Australia: an online survey

International Breastfeeding Journal

6 év 4 hónap ago

Evidence supports the health and economic benefits of breastfeeding, and the positive impact of the Baby Friendly Health Initiative (BFHI) on increasing breastfeeding rates and improving breastfeeding outcomes...

Anahita Esbati, Jane Taylor, Amanda Henderson, Margaret Barnes and Lauren Kearney

Effectiveness of biological nurturing on early breastfeeding problems: a randomized controlled trial

International Breastfeeding Journal

6 év 4 hónap ago

Biological nurturing is a neurobehavioral approach to breastfeeding support that encourages women to breastfed in a relaxed, laidback position. This approach has the potential to reduce breast problems (e.g., ...

Mariarosa Milinco, Laura Travan, Adriano Cattaneo, Alessandra Knowles, Maria Vittoria Sola, Enrica Causin, Caterina Cortivo, Maura Degrassi, Francesca Di Tommaso, Giuseppa Verardi, Laura Dipietro, Maria Piazza, Sabrina Scolz, Martina Rossetto and Luca…

Exploring the challenges and opportunities towards optimal breastfeeding in Ethiopia: a formative qualitative study

International Breastfeeding Journal

6 év 4 hónap ago

Breastfeeding, particularly exclusive breastfeeding, is essential to ensure the short- and long-term health of infants and mothers. Sub-optimal breastfeeding practices currently take place in low income countr...

Kidane Tadesse Gebremariam, Oksana Zelenko, Znabu Hadush, Afework Mulugeta and Danielle Gallegos

Determinants of excessive weight loss in breastfed full-term newborns at a baby-friendly hospital: a retrospective cohort study

International Breastfeeding Journal

6 év 4 hónap ago

Excessive weight loss in newborns is associated with neonatal complications such as jaundice and dehydration, which cause renal failure, thrombosis, hypovolemic shock, and seizures. The identification of the r...

Yasuhiro Miyoshi, Hideyo Suenaga, Mikihiro Aoki and Shigeki Tanaka

Gender inequality in early initiation of breastfeeding in Bangladesh: a trend analysis

International Breastfeeding Journal

6 év 5 hónap ago

Early initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour after birth is essential for newborns, because it reduces risk of neonatal mortality and hypothermia to a great extent and also helps in preventing the long-term...

Kanchan Kumar Sen, Taslim Sazzad Mallick and Wasimul Bari

Breastfeeding as a balancing act – pregnant Swedish women’s voices on breastfeeding

International Breastfeeding Journal

6 év 5 hónap ago

Breastfeeding provides health benefits to both women and children. The rationale behind an individual woman’s decision to breastfeed or not can depend on several factors, either independently or in combination...

Karin Cato, Sara M. Sylvén, Helena Wahlström Henriksson and Christine Rubertsson

Exclusive breastfeeding in first-time mothers in rural Kenya: a longitudinal observational study of feeding patterns in the first six months of life

International Breastfeeding Journal

6 év 5 hónap ago

Exclusive breastfeeding up to 6 months of age is recommended by the World Health Organization as the optimal mode of infant feeding, providing adequate nutrition for the baby and protection against infectious ...

Alison Talbert, Caroline Jones, Christine Mataza, James Alexander Berkley and Martha Mwangome

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