Breastfeeding is often compromised when clinical nutrition interventions are implemented for complex paediatric patients, in a healthcare environment where breastfeeding supports are currently under-resourced....
Jamie L. Errico, Tammie S. T. Choi, Maurizio Pacilli and Zoe E. Davidson
Establishing the first Human Milk Bank (HMB) in Vietnam at the Da Nang Hospital for Women and Children marks a significant advancement in neonatal care. This specialized service addresses the critical need for...
Tuan Thanh Nguyen, Hoang Thi Tran, Khoa Thanh Nhat Tran, Oanh Thi Xuan Nguyen, Anh Tu Thi Nguyen and Roger Mathisen
Most women who give birth will initiate lactation and breast/chestfeeding, with up to 40% of infants globally receiving human milk exclusively for the first 6 months of life. One of the studies indicates that ...
Katarzyna M. Maksym, Kinga Kalita-Kurzyńska, Diane Spatz, Melinda Boss, Maria Carmen Collado, Anna Gonciarz-Dytman, Bei Han, Asma Khalil, Joanna Kozakiewicz, Ernest Kuchar, Karolina Morze, Rebecca Powell, Natalie Shenker, Sławomir Wątroba, Anna L. David…
Breast milk is the ideal and complete food for infants. Demographic, social, economic and clinical factors affect exclusive breastfeeding (EBF). Identifying and understanding these factors can improve breastfe...
Globally, 15 − 20% of all live births are low birthweight (LBW) newborns, and many mothers with LBW newborns experience feeding difficulties. Efforts to understand and mitigate the barriers to breastfeeding am...
Moses Collins Ekwueme, Yihenew Alemu Tesfaye, Heran Biza, Mulusew Lijalem Belew, Meseret Asefa, Destaw Asnakew, Abebe Gebremariam Gobezayehu, John Cranmer and Melissa Fox Young
Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print. Background:Human milk and colostrum have been well studied; however, limited data are available on the variations in macronutrient content when compared across different infant weight categories for infants with similar gestational ages.Research Aims:To ...
Sema Arayici, Evrim Alyamac Dizdar, Gulsum Kadioglu Simsek, Fatma Nur Sari
Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print. The World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life and continued breastfeeding for up to two years. A mother’s ability to initiate and sustain breastfeeding is shaped by complex individual- and community-...
Sidra Mazhar, Laura Stilwell, Zoha Waqar Farooqi, Nicola Singletary
Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print. Background:Human milk contains a diverse community of microbes. The composition of this microbiota varies across different regions, and there is ongoing debate regarding its determinants.Research Aim:To profile the bacterial composition of donor human ...
Xufei Wang, Xiaoyu Pan, Fangfei Xiao, Qiao Xu, Xiaolu Li, Lin Ye, Dan Li, Ting Zhang, Yizhong Wang
Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print. Background:Nurses’ breastfeeding knowledge plays a significant role in promoting breastfeeding. Assessing nursing students’ breastfeeding knowledge is crucial to devise effective educational strategies.Research Aims:To assess breastfeeding knowledge among ...
Mingzhu Chen, Jinxin Zhao, Fengling Lu, Zhihong Chen, Lijuan Zhang, Jun Lei
Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print. Background:Breastfeeding, widely recognized for its significant health benefits, presents multifaceted challenges that contribute to low breastfeeding rates in many countries worldwide. In postmodern society, women’s decisions regarding breastfeeding are ...
Lilian Kuhnert Campos, Nébia Maria Almeida de Figueiredo
Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print. Background:Breastfeeding is crucial for infant health, but nipple trauma remains a common challenge. In particular, nipple trauma can lead to the onset of mastitis and psychological distress for mothers. Silver nipple protectors have been suggested to ...
Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print. Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) is a procedure utilized by speech language pathologists to evaluate swallowing function in infants and children. FEES has been found to be a valid and reliable procedure for the assessment of pediatric ...
The World Health Organization recommends Donated Human Milk as the first option if maternal milk is unavailable. In this research, the researchers intend to obtain a set of in-depth information about the exper...
Zahra Mahdikhani, Shahideh Jahanian Sadatmahalleh, Zainab Alimoradi and Abbas Habibelahi
Although breastfeeding provides well-documented benefits for both mothers and infants, breastfeeding rates remain suboptimal in many countries. Despite most women initiating breastfeeding, a significant propor...
Susana Vargas-Pérez, Carmen Hernández-Martínez, Josefa Canals-Sans and Victoria Arija
Increasing breastfeeding rates among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (hereafter, respectfully Aboriginal) infants could improve health outcomes that disproportionately affect Aboriginal children into adu...
Karen Hawke, Anneka Bowman, Casey Cameron, Karen L. Peterson, Philippa Middleton, Cathy Leane, Janiene Deverix, Amanda Collins-Clinch, Alice Rumbold and Karen Glover