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The World Health Organization and United Nations Children’s Fund recommend exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for the first six months of an infant’s life. Although evidence suggests that maintaining breastfeeding ... Sasiwan Suthasmalee and Chadakarn Phaloprakarn. International Breastfeeding Journal 2024 19 :25.
International Breastfeeding Journal encompasses all aspects of breastfeeding. The journal addresses the need for a high quality multi-disciplinary journal in the field. Breastfeeding is recognized as an important public health issue with enormous social and economic implications. Infants who do not receive breast milk are likely to experience ...
- Study Design and Population
- Measures and Variables
- Statistical Analysis
In 2017, as part of the larger KMC implementation research project, standardized guidelines for KMC were developed along with procedural information, training material and data capture tools these were then piloted and finalized. Training on KMC, the study protocol and tools were provided to medical and nursing staff working on the neonatal units a...
The main outcome variables analyzed were the feeding outcome and the feeding method of preterm infants 24 h before discharge (documented by the nurses) and 42 days after discharge (self-reported by the mothers). Feeding outcome refers to the make-up of the infant’s feeds, classified as “exclusive breastmilk feeding” (in accordance with WHO’s defini...
Selected socio-demographic and delivery-related variables were considered separately for the KMC and No KMC groups. The average KMC frequency and KMC duration were ascertained for the KMC group only. To compare the difference in feeding outcome and feeding method between KMC and No KMC groups, the unadjusted percentage of breastfeeding outcome and ...
2020年7月13日 · Background While exclusive breastfeeding is recommended to 6 months of age, just 15% of mothers in Australia achieve this. The rate appears to be even lower among mothers born in China, where 90% have introduced infant formula by this time. This study aimed to examine infant feeding patterns in the first 12 months of life and the factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding at 4 months of ...
2014年10月20日 · Background Accurate measurement of the duration of exclusive breastfeeding is complicated by factors related to definitions, timing, duration of recall, methods of analysis, and sample biases. Clearly prospective methods are likely to be more accurate but are too expensive to use in most large-scale surveys. Internationally, most surveys use a point-in-time or current status measurement ...
2022年9月1日 · Background Childbirth and lactation are intricate processes, involving several hormones, the most important of which are prolactin (a protein hormone) and cortisol (one of the glucocorticoids). The early postpartum period is crucial for both mother and newborn and has an impact on the lactation and breastfeeding process. Methods The study included 78 patients who were admitted to the ...
2020年1月30日 · Background Adequate nutrition during early childhood ensures growth and development of children and breast milk is better than any other products given to a child. However, studies on exclusive breastfeeding practice are limited in Somaliland. Therefore, this study was aimed to assess exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life and its associated factors among children 6–24 months ...
