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Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended during an infant’s first six months of life as it is the optimal way to meet the infants nutritional needs. The aim of this study was to describe the breastfeeding intent...

Understanding the spatial and temporal patterns of the disease burden of childhood diarrhea attributable to suboptimal breastfeeding (including non-exclusive and discontinued breastfeeding) is crucial for glob...

Despite numerous reviews examining the impact of exclusive breastfeeding on preventing childhood pneumonia and asthma, a comprehensive and up-to-date synthesis is lacking. This umbrella review aims to consolid...

This study aims to assess the impact of an educational intervention based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB) on breastfeeding mothers’ knowledge, attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control r...

When maternal breastmilk is unavailable in sufficient quantity for infant needs, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the use of donor breastmilk if safe, affordable, and available. However, in Nepal...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:Breastfeeding provides numerous benefits for mothers and infants, but there are disparities in breastfeeding rates by race and ethnicity in the United States.Research Aim:Our study aimed to identify the extent to which Baby Friendly Hospital ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:Indonesia is a middle-income country in Southeast Asia in which 2,394 disasters were recorded in 2022 alone, with a total loss of 178,367 lives. In 2018 governments at the World Health Assembly resolved to improve emergency planning using ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:Hydrotherapy is a complementary and alternative method in childbirth widely used to reduce labor pain and stress. The birth process significantly influences levels of β-endorphin in human milk. However, the relationship between hydrotherapy ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:Human milk-feeding benefits infants and parents. Exclusive human milk (EHM) feeding is recommended for infants younger than 6 months; however, many U.S. infants do not receive this recommendation. Documented disparities exist between White and ...

An increasing trend among women and professionals is recognizing the existence of abuse and disrespect by professionals toward women during childbirth. The promotion of breastfeeding is a priority objective, a...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
BackgroundSupplementary feeding, colostrum or, in some countries, commercial milk formula, is given to newborns of women with Type 1 diabetes to prevent neonatal hypoglycemia. Few studies have explored the content of colostrum from women with Type 1 ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:Breastfeeding self-efficacy among both mothers and fathers is critical in enhancing exclusive breastfeeding rates. However, the interrelationship between maternal and paternal breastfeeding self-efficacy and their determinants remains unknown....

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Elaine Petitat-Côté was born in Canada and has lived for the greatest part of her life in Geneva. She has consistently worked with development, health, and women’s organizations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), advocating for a public health ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:Ankyloglossia, or limited tongue mobility due to a restrictive sublingual frenulum, can complicate breastfeeding. Treatment typically involves a frenotomy, a procedure that cuts the restrictive tissue parallel to the tongue.Research Aim:To ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Maintaining Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) standards within a complex healthcare system presents unique challenges. This case study from a regional perinatal center in the northeast United States details the design and implementation of a ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.

Maternal overweight is a risk factor for child obesity. Breastfeeding may decrease this risk, but breastfeeding prevalence is low in overweight or obese mothers.

Breastfeeding aversion response (BAR)and dysphoric milk ejection reflex (D-MER) are two examples of breastfeeding phenomena which present as negative emotional experiences of breastfeeding and lactation but ar...

Infections with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infancy and early childhood are very common. RSV is the leading cause of bronchiolitis and pneumonia and substantially contributes to the morbidity and mort...