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Breastfeeding knowledge, attitudes and practices of HIV-positive women in Africa: a systematic review
Breastfeeding knowledge, attitudes and practices of HIV-positive women in Africa: a systematic review
Breastfeeding is essential for ensuring the health and survival of children, particularly in regions where diarrhoea, pneu...
Unravelling the effect of parity on immunoglobulins, cytokines and adipokines in human transitional milk and their association with infant infections during the first 6 months of life
Unravelling the effect of parity on immunoglobulins, cytokines and adipokines in human transitional milk and their association with infant infections during the first 6 months of life
Human milk dynamically adapts its composition of immunoglobulins (Igs), cytokines, and other proteins as lactation progres...
“Breastfeeding is difficult”: a qualitative exploration of exclusive breastfeeding among HIV-positive mothers in Eldoret, Kenya
“Breastfeeding is difficult”: a qualitative exploration of exclusive breastfeeding among HIV-positive mothers in Eldoret, Kenya
The intersection of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) presents unique challenges for ma...
Potential cost-savings of breastfeeding promotion to prevent breast cancer: a Monte Carlo simulation
Potential cost-savings of breastfeeding promotion to prevent breast cancer: a Monte Carlo simulation
Breastfeeding protects mothers against breast cancer. Our study aimed to estimate the healthcare cost-savings resulting fr...
“They need to see breastfeeding so that they know how to do it”: the construction of motherhood through Instagram brelfies
“They need to see breastfeeding so that they know how to do it”: the construction of motherhood through Instagram brelfies
An offshoot of selfie taking is the “Brelfie” – a self-image capturing breastfeeding. Brelfie images and...
Call to include breastfeeding as a synergistic approach to vaccines for prevention of respiratory syncytial virus disease
Call to include breastfeeding as a synergistic approach to vaccines for prevention of respiratory syncytial virus disease
Infections with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infancy and early childhood are very common. RSV is the leading cause...
Negative emotional experiences of breastfeeding and the milk ejection reflex: a scoping review
Negative emotional experiences of breastfeeding and the milk ejection reflex: a scoping review
Breastfeeding aversion response (BAR)and dysphoric milk ejection reflex (D-MER) are two examples of breastfeeding phenomen...
Effectiveness of a new breastfeeding counselling intervention on breastfeeding prevalence, infant growth velocity and postpartum weight loss in overweight women: a randomized controlled trial
Effectiveness of a new breastfeeding counselling intervention on breastfeeding prevalence, infant growth velocity and postpartum weight loss in overweight women: a randomized controlled trial
Maternal overweight is a risk factor for child obesity. Breastfeeding may decrease this risk, but breastfeeding prevalence...
Getting breastfeeding started under pandemic visiting restrictions: lessons learned in Germany
Getting breastfeeding started under pandemic visiting restrictions: lessons learned in Germany
The COVID-19 pandemic contact restrictions considerably changed maternal visiting contacts during the time in which breast...
Association between breastfeeding, mammographic density, and breast cancer risk: a review
Association between breastfeeding, mammographic density, and breast cancer risk: a review
Mammographic density has been associated with breast cancer risk, and is modulated by established breast cancer risk facto...
Induced lactation in a transgender woman: case report
Induced lactation in a transgender woman: case report
Breastfeeding offers significant health benefits, but its practice and success can vary. While research on induced lactati...
Outcomes of implementing the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes as national laws: a systematic review
Outcomes of implementing the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes as national laws: a systematic review
The International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes, or ‘the Code,’ sets standards to regulate mark...
State paid family leave policies and breastfeeding duration: cross-sectional analysis of 2021 national immunization survey-child
State paid family leave policies and breastfeeding duration: cross-sectional analysis of 2021 national immunization survey-child
Paid parental leave policies may promote breastfeeding, which can have short- and long-term health benefits for both membe...
Maternal employment characteristics as a structural social determinant of breastfeeding after return to work in the European Region: a scoping review
Maternal employment characteristics as a structural social determinant of breastfeeding after return to work in the European Region: a scoping review
The European Region has the lowest rate of exclusive breastfeeding at 6 months worldwide. Improving work-related ...
Evaluating the process of practice enhancement for exclusive breastfeeding (PEEB): a participatory action research approach for clinical innovation
Evaluating the process of practice enhancement for exclusive breastfeeding (PEEB): a participatory action research approach for clinical innovation
Despite the known benefits of exclusive breastfeeding, global rates remain below recommended targets, with Ireland having ...
Implementation of shared decision-making about rooming-in: A before and after an audit of breastfeeding in Taiwan
Implementation of shared decision-making about rooming-in: A before and after an audit of breastfeeding in Taiwan
The 24-h rooming-in policy is crucial to the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) for promoting breastfeeding. However...
A survey of breastfeeding among women with previous surgery for benign breast disease: a descriptive exploratory study
A survey of breastfeeding among women with previous surgery for benign breast disease: a descriptive exploratory study
Surgery is the primary treatment for benign breast disease and causes some disruption to the normal physiology of the brea...
Partners’ experiences of breastfeeding: a qualitative evaluation of a breastfeeding support intervention in Sweden
Partners’ experiences of breastfeeding: a qualitative evaluation of a breastfeeding support intervention in Sweden
The World Health Organization states that women and their families need breastfeeding support from the healthcare system. ...
Anti-SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies in human breast milk following SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy: a prospective cohort study
Anti-SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies in human breast milk following SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy: a prospective cohort study
While the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in human breast milk is contentious, anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies have been consistently de...
Promoting breastfeeding in women with gestational diabetes mellitus in high-income settings: an integrative review
Promoting breastfeeding in women with gestational diabetes mellitus in high-income settings: an integrative review
Breastfeeding provides many short- and long-term health benefits for mothers and their infants and is a particularly relev...
Mothers’ experiences and perceptions of breastfeeding peer support: a qualitative systematic review
Mothers’ experiences and perceptions of breastfeeding peer support: a qualitative systematic review
The global issue of low breastfeeding rates has been widely reported. Quantitative studies have shown the positive effects...
Determinants of health care worker breastfeeding experience and practices and their association with provision of care for breastfeeding mothers: a mixed-methods study from Northern Thailand
Determinants of health care worker breastfeeding experience and practices and their association with provision of care for breastfeeding mothers: a mixed-methods study from Northern Thailand
Improving breastfeeding rates is one of the most cost-effective ways to prevent infant deaths, but most of the world falls...
Sociodemographic and health-related factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding in 77 districts of Uganda
Sociodemographic and health-related factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding in 77 districts of Uganda
Uganda surpasses many African nations and the global average in exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) rates. Yet, malnutrition is ...
“Work with us… to make it more accessible”. What women with intellectual disabilities want from infant-feeding health resources: an exploratory study
“Work with us… to make it more accessible”. What women with intellectual disabilities want from infant-feeding health resources: an exploratory study
More women with intellectual disabilities are becoming mothers but fewer are known to breastfeed compared with other women...
Breastfeeding success and perceived social support in lactating women with a history of COVID 19 infection: a prospective cohort study
Breastfeeding success and perceived social support in lactating women with a history of COVID 19 infection: a prospective cohort study
Given the limited availability of research on the association between COVID-19 infection and breastfeeding success, the pr...
“It has changed my life”: unconditional cash transfers and personalized infant feeding support- a feasibility intervention trial among women living with HIV in western Kenya
“It has changed my life”: unconditional cash transfers and personalized infant feeding support- a feasibility intervention trial among women living with HIV in western Kenya
The syndemic effects of poverty, food insecurity and living with HIV are recognized as global health priorities, including...
The relationship between creamatocrit and cumulative percentage of total milk volume: a cross-sectional study in mothers of very preterm infants in Bangkok, Thailand
The relationship between creamatocrit and cumulative percentage of total milk volume: a cross-sectional study in mothers of very preterm infants in Bangkok, Thailand
Human hindmilk contains higher concentrations of fat than foremilk and is more desirable for growth in preterm infants who...
Factors associated with early initiation of breastfeeding in central Saudi Arabia: a hospital-based survey
Factors associated with early initiation of breastfeeding in central Saudi Arabia: a hospital-based survey
Early initiation of breastfeeding is central to the success of infant feeding. The World Health Organization (WHO) therefo...
Beyond mothers: the crucial role of family caregivers’ knowledge on exclusive breastfeeding in rural western China
Beyond mothers: the crucial role of family caregivers’ knowledge on exclusive breastfeeding in rural western China
The exclusive breastfeeding rate in China remains significantly low. Numerous studies have identified the impact of matern...
Impact of breastfeeding during infancy on functional constipation at 3 years of age: the Japan Environment and Children’s Study
Impact of breastfeeding during infancy on functional constipation at 3 years of age: the Japan Environment and Children’s Study
There is a lack of large, nationwide, birth cohort studies in Japan that examine the relationships of initial feeding habi...
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