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The journal addresses all of these aspects, including identifying women who are at increased risk of not breastfeeding; the impediments to breastfeeding and the health effects of not breastfeeding for infants and their mothers; interventions to increase breastfeeding initiation and duration; and the management of breastfeeding problems.
2011年6月15日 · 6 Altmetric. Metrics. Abstract. Clinicians, 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 understand the role of infant feeding in the family.
- Lisa H Amir
- l.amir@latrobe.edu.au
- 2011
5 天前 · Full Text. PDF. 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 members of the birthing person-infant dyad.
- Gaps in Mothers’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice of EBF
- Determinants of The Practice of Exclusive Breastfeeding
- Strengths and Limitations
Misconceptions relating to duration of EBF and the inadequacy of breastmilk to meet their child’s nutritional needs were noted. Most mothers also had inadequate knowledge of the maternal benefits of exclusive breastfeeding. Similar misconceptions and inadequacies of knowledge have been reported previously [21, 28]. Emphasising on the maternal benef...
Mothers with higher level of education were more likely to report higher practice of exclusive breastfeeding than their counterparts. Maternal level of education has been found to be an important determinant of infant feeding practices in several studies in Ghana [18, 26]. Mothers with higher levels of education may be able to comprehend and apprec...
The items of the questionnaire of this study have been previously validated improving the credibility of our findings. Furthermore, the questionnaire included both open and closed ended items providing a better understanding of the factors associated to the practice of exclusive breastfeeding of the mothers. It also enabled us to offset the weaknes...
2012年9月29日 · Teen mothers face many challenges to successful breastfeeding and are less likely to breastfeed than any other population group in the U.S. Few studies have investigated this population; all prior studies are cross-sectional and collect breastfeeding data retrospectively.
2013年10月23日 · Breastfeeding is an unequalled way of providing ideal food for the healthy growth and development of infants. World Health Organization (WHO) recommend exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for six months which has a great contribution in reducing under five mortality, which otherwise leads to death of 88/1000 live birth yearly in Ethiopia.
2017年2月2日 · 56 Citations. 56 Altmetric. Metrics. Abstract. Background. Current evidence suggests that women need effective support to breastfeed, but many healthcare staff lack the necessary knowledge, attitudes and skills. There is therefore a need for breastfeeding education and training for healthcare staff.
