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2023年8月11日 · Research. Open access. Published: 11 August 2023. Current prevalence, changes, and determinants of breastfeeding practice in China: data from cross-sectional national household health services surveys in 2013 and 2018. Zeyu Li, Yufei Jia, Iris Parshley, Yaoguang Zhang, Jia Wang & Qian Long.
International Breastfeeding Journal 2022 1740 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s13006-022-00484-7. RESEARCH Open Access. A mixed-methods study on the association of six-month predominant breastfeeding with socioecological factors and COVID-19 among experienced breastfeeding women in Hong Kong.
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Background. The Australian Infant Feeding Guidelines, consistent with the World Health Organization, recommend infants be exclusively breastfed for around 6 months when solid foods are introduced. These guidelines suggest breast-feeding be continued to 12 months or beyond [1, 2].
- Sample Characteristics
- Mothers’ Successful Experiences with Exclusive Breastfeeding
- Maternal and Infant Factors
- Cultural Influences
- Family Support and Peer Influence
- Employer, Policy and Health Professional Support
- Difficulties with Exclusive Breastfeeding and Specific Solutions
- Maternal and Infant Barrier to Breastfeeding
- Cultural Barriers and Social Adjustment
Fourteen mothers participated in this study; eight had only one child at the time they were interviewed and six had two children (one with twins). The mothers were between 24 and 54 years old (mean age, 34 years) and at the time of the study had lived in Ireland from between three to 18 years (mean duration: 9 years). The mothers generally had a hi...
A thematic analysis of the data revealed two themes: favourable factors for exclusive breastfeeding, and difficulties with exclusive breastfeeding and specific solutions.
Maternal factors, including physical and psychological factors, awareness of the benefits of breastfeeding, and a lack of time constraints, were indicated to be important for exclusive breastfeeding. Most mothers perceived that their breast milk was sufficient and of good quality, and that their nipples were a suitable size for infant sucking. “My ...
Chinese breastfeeding culture was reported to have influenced the decision to initiate breastfeeding and to persist with exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months. When the mothers were asked, “What is the most important thing that made you succeed in sticking to exclusive breastfeeding for six months” they often answered, “Chinese traditional culture” ...
Ten of the 14 mothers had family members arrive from China to provide childcare. All said they received support from their husbands, parents, or parents-in-law. They also mentioned that encouragement from family members helped them overcome difficulties (e.g concern about their breasts sagging and darkening after breastfeeding for a long period) an...
Some mothers mentioned that the flexibility of work, the establishment of nurseries near their workplaces and the understanding of employers contributed greatly to continuing to breastfeed after returning to work. Others indicated that lactation policy ensured their right to breastfeed at work. The mothers mentioned that Irish hospitals provided br...
Difficulties encountered by the mothers during breastfeeding included common barriers, problems with their infants and obstacles faced as immigrants (see Table 1). Relevant solutions for these difficulties included reading books and brochures from materiality hospitals, attending prenatal maternal classes, consulting health care professionals, surf...
Maternal barriers to breastfeeding included breast milk quantity and quality, breast problems, concerns about breast shape, difficulties with lactation after returning to work, inability to balance lactation and other daily activities, diet and medication. Some mothers indicated that they had insufficient breast milk. To solve this problem, they be...
The language barrier and inaccessibility of a Chinese postpartum diet were major barriers to breastfeeding among the mothers. They also indicated difficulty understanding medical terminology and strongly recommended employing Chinese health care professionals in Irish hospitals. “In fact, there was still a language barrier. When I communicated with...
2015年5月4日 · Research. Open access. Published: 04 May 2015. Can we identify women who initiate and then prematurely cease breastfeeding? An Australian multicentre cohort study. Julie Quinlivan, Sonia Kua, Robert Gibson, Andrew McPhee & Maria M Makrides. International Breastfeeding Journal 10, Article number: 16 ( 2015 ) Cite this article. 5330 Accesses.
2017年8月22日 · Effectiveness of experiential learning with empowerment strategies and social support from grandmothers on breastfeeding among Thai adolescent mothers | International Breastfeeding Journal | Full Text. Research. Open access. Published: 22 August 2017.
