In the last decade, health care providers were advised to assist breastfeeding mothers to
feed their newborns immediately after birth and to pay special attention to the breastfeeding …

Background: Breast milk is the safest and most natural food for an infant and provides
complete nutritional needs up to six months of age. It is important for growth and reduces …

Background The mode of delivery influences breastfeeding practices. High rates of
caesarean section and low breastfeeding rates are important public health concerns for all …

Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted with women who had a live baby across
four government hospitals in Sri Lanka. Women who were 12 hours post-birth and still …

Background: The early breastfeeding initiation is one of the crusial process for successful in
exclusive breastfeeding, unfortunately based on UNICEF, globally only 45% of newborns …

Background The BFHI program and timely breastfeeding initiation may be threatened by the
worldwide rise in cesarean section deliveries, and this might promote prelacteal feeding …

Introduction The early initiation of breast feeding is a high-impact intervention that gives
newborns a better chance of survival. We assess the barriers and facilitators influencing the …

Background: WHO and UNICEF recommend breastfeeding to be initiated within an hour of
birth. However, timely initiation of breastfeeding remains low in Ethiopia. Therefore, this …

Despite awarness of the many advantages of breast feeding exclusive breastfeeding (EBF)
rate is still lower than recommended practice and the rate is less in case of caesarean baby …

Background: Documented barriers to the implementation of Step 4 of the Baby Friendly
Hospital Initiative, which relates to early initiation of breastfeeding, have not considered the …