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- 1From: International Breastfeeding Journal. (Vol. 6) Peer-ReviewedBackground In our original study of newborn weight loss, we determined there were positive correlations among newborn weight loss, neonatal output, and the IV fluids mothers received before their babies' birth....
- 2From: International Breastfeeding Journal. (Vol. 6) Peer-ReviewedBackground Women's return to work can be a significant barrier to continued breastfeeding. Workplace policies and practices to promote and support continued, and longer duration of, breastfeeding are important. In...
- 3From: International Breastfeeding Journal. (Vol. 6) Peer-ReviewedDysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex (D-MER) is an abrupt emotional "drop" that occurs in some women just before milk release and continues for not more than a few minutes. The brief negative feelings range in severity from...
- 4From: International Breastfeeding Journal. (Vol. 6) Peer-ReviewedEmergency management organisations recognise the vulnerability of infants in emergencies, even in developed countries. However, thus far, those who care for infants have not been provided with detailed information on...
- 5From: International Breastfeeding Journal. (Vol. 6) Peer-ReviewedBackground Studies using community-based breastfeeding counselors (CBBCs) have repeatedly shown positive impact on breastfeeding initiation, exclusivity and duration, particularly among low-income mothers. To date,...
- 6From: International Breastfeeding Journal. (Vol. 6) Peer-ReviewedBackground Monitoring of breastfeeding is vital. However, infant feeding practices are difficult to assess at the population level. Although significant efforts have been made towards the consistent measurement and...
- 7From: International Breastfeeding Journal. (Vol. 6) Peer-ReviewedBackground The importance of breast milk for infants' growth, development and overall health is widely recognized. In situations where women are not able to provide their infants with sufficient amounts of their own...
- 8From: International Breastfeeding Journal. (Vol. 6) Peer-ReviewedAfter only six months, a commerce-free internet-based milk-sharing model is operating in nearly 50 countries, connecting mothers who are able to donate breast milk with the caregivers of babies who need breast milk....
- 9From: International Breastfeeding Journal. (Vol. 6) Peer-ReviewedClinicians, public health advisors, nutritionists and others have been attempting to increase breastfeeding rates for the last few decades, with varying degrees of success. We need social science researchers to help us...
- 10From: International Breastfeeding Journal. (Vol. 6) Peer-ReviewedBackground Newborn weight measurements are used as a key indicator of breastfeeding adequacy. The purpose of this study was to explore non-feeding factors that might be related to newborn weight loss. The...
- 11From: International Breastfeeding Journal. (Vol. 6) Peer-ReviewedBackground Breastfeeding is accepted as the natural form of infant feeding. For mothers to be able to breastfeed exclusively to the recommended six months, it is important to understand the factors that influence...
- 12From: International Breastfeeding Journal. (Vol. 6) Peer-ReviewedBackground WHO and UNICEF believe that both antenatal and maternity care organizations are in an excellent position to protect and, if necessary, reinstate a culture that promotes breastfeeding, and that they are...
- 13From: International Breastfeeding Journal. (Vol. 6) Peer-ReviewedBackground Counselling human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive mothers on safer infant and young child feeding (IYCF) options is an important component of programmes to prevent mother to child transmission of...
- 14From: International Breastfeeding Journal. (Vol. 6) Peer-ReviewedBackground Feeding during early childhood is important for normal physical and mental growth as well as for health in later life. Currently, Sri Lanka has adopted the WHO recommendation of exclusive breastfeeding for...
- 15From: International Breastfeeding Journal. (Vol. 6) Peer-ReviewedMany breastfeeding women require and regularly take medicines, especially those available over-the-counter, and the safe use of these is dependent on the advice provided by health professionals such as general...
- 16From: International Breastfeeding Journal. (Vol. 6) Peer-ReviewedBackground Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for the first six months of infants' lives is a cost effective intervention in saving children's lives and can avert 13 - 15% of the 9 million deaths of children under 5 years...
- 17From: International Breastfeeding Journal. (Vol. 6) Peer-ReviewedBackground Breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices have profound implications for the maternal and child health status of a society. Feeding practices in Pakistan are suboptimal, leading to adverse outcomes...
- 18From: International Breastfeeding Journal. (Vol. 6) Peer-ReviewedBackground This cross-sectional study assesses factors that contribute to discontinuing breastfeeding among employed mothers in Malaysia. Methods A structured questionnaire was used in conducting this study...