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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.
2022 Citation Impact 3.5 - 2-year Impact Factor 4.0 - 5-year Impact Factor 1.715 - SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper) 0.990 - SJR (SCImago Journal Rank) 2023 Speed 10 days submission to first editorial decision for all manuscripts (Median) 219 days
- Study Selection
- Quality of Studies
- Factors Associated with Early Initiation of Breastfeeding
- Barriers to Early Initiation of Breastfeeding
- Barriers to Availability
- Barriers to Accessibility
- Barriers to Acceptability
The search strategy retrieved 1723 studies. After applying the process of selection, summarised in Fig. 1, 25 studies were included for review. Scanning reference lists of reviewed articles did not produce additional results, suggesting that the search was comprehensive. Studies selected for review represented Bangladesh (four), India (eight), Mald...
Based on the CASP criteria, both qualitative studies reviewed were of moderate quality owing to limitations in the research design, recruitment strategy and data analysis. Based on the EPHPP, none of the quantitative studies were high-quality ranking because all were moderately-weighted cross-sectional design. Eight studies were moderate quality, w...
The factors associated with timely or early initiation of breastfeeding as revealed by the existing literature, according to the levels for analysis, are: geographical, socioeconomic, individual and health-specific. The results pertaining to factors are detailed below, and presented in summary in Fig. 2.
The identified barriers to the early initiation of breastfeeding in South Asia have been synthesised as supply side and demand side barriers in terms of accessibility, availability and acceptability, as presented in Table 3.
Lack of availability of information for correct knowledge and misperception on breastfeeding was reported as a barrier. Lack of knowledge on the importance of early initiation and the perception that water must be given to the newborn because breast milk alone will not sustain the baby were observed in Bangladesh . However, for the quantitative dat...
Nine studies, eight of which were moderate quality grading [25, 26, 28–30, 35, 41, 43], reported barriers to accessing initiation of breastfeeding in terms of antenatal and postnatal check-up, home delivery, and delivery by non-skilled attendants. No or few antenatal appointments, home delivery, delivery assistance and practices and no post-natal c...
Four weak [36, 39, 44, 45] and four moderate quality studies [41, 46–48] highlight traditional feeding practices as demand side barriers to acceptance of early initiation of breastfeeding in South Asia. Specifically, breastfeeding according to time of birth and advice of priest, use of prelacteal feeds and discarding colostrum, and influence of mot...
2023年7月13日 · Associations of in-hospital postpartum feeding experiences with exclusive breastfeeding practices among infants in rural Sichuan, China | International Breastfeeding Journal | Full Text. Research. Open access. Published: 13 July 2023.
2011年6月15日 · Open access. Published: 15 June 2011. Social theory and infant feeding. Lisa H Amir. International Breastfeeding Journal 6, Article number: 7 ( 2011 ) Cite this article. 31k Accesses. 8 Citations. 6 Altmetric. Metrics. Abstract.
2013年5月8日 · 63 Citations. 22 Altmetric. Metrics. Abstract. Background. Many women find breastfeeding challenging to sustain beyond the first three postpartum months. Women rely on a variety of resources to aid and encourage breastfeeding, including ‘partner support’.
2023年9月5日 · Commentary | International Breastfeeding Journal | Full Text. Review. Open access. Published: 05 September 2023. Does the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine’s Clinical Protocol #36 ‘The Mastitis Spectrum’ promote overtreatment and risk worsened outcomes for breastfeeding families? Commentary. Pamela Douglas.
