Objectives To determine the prevalence of breastfeeding in the health area of Salnés
Hospital (Vilagarcía, Pontevedra, Spain) and the influence of social and healthcare factors …

Breastfeeding is the best way of feeding the baby for the first six months of life. However, in
Portugal the abandonment rate of breastfeeding is very high during the baby first's months of …

Objective: to describe the current situation of breastfeeding (BF) in our primary care health
center and analyze the socioeconomic factors conditioning its maintenance, in order to …

Objectives To know the prevalence of maternal breastfeeding over distinctive ages of a
child's life, in our ward, and to analyze the factors which bear an influence on its start …

Objective To determine the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) in a Basic Health
Area, and the maternal factors and socio-cultural perinatal problems related to the initiation …

Background: Breastfeeding is the optimal nourishment for infants and it is recommended that
children commence breastfeeding within the first hour of birth and be exclusively breastfed …

The aim of the study was to analyze the guidelines considering breastfeeding given by
health professionals to women during prenatal care, delivery and postpartum care …

Objective: The objective of this study was to describe the opinion of a group of postpartum
women about compliance with the Ten Steps in a hospital with the intention to be certified as …

Background Even if women have intention to breastfeed, they do not always achieve a
successful breastfeeding. Aim This study aims to analyse factors affecting breastfeeding …

Breastfeeding (BF) has presented, among other benefits, a reduction in infant mortality, a
prevention of respiratory infections and a reduction in the risks of developing diseases …