Objective: to describe the practices that favor breastfeeding performed in the Rooming-In
area and satisfaction with the care received according to discharge on exclusive …

Introduction: Breastfeeding is nutritious and has physiological benefits regarding the
immunological aspect; also, it has an important role on maternal attachment and on raising a …

Objective: to verify the factors associated with the practice of skin-to-skin contact with
breastfeeding in the first hour of life and its influence on exclusive breastfeeding in the first …

Objective: to assess breastfeeding self-efficacy and to verify exclusive breastfeeding
maintenance in the first months after childbirth. Method: a prospective cohort study with 115 …

Objectives: the present study aimed to evaluate the influence of initial difficulties in
breastfeeding on duration of exclusive breastfeeding. Methods: a prospective study with …

Aim: Duration of breastfeeding, socio-demographic and psychosocial characteristics of the
mothers attending breastfeeding support groups were investigated. Methods: All examined …

OBJECTIVE: To asses the performance of the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding in an
university hospital. METHODS: Descriptive and quantitative research, in which 103 people …

A method to assess the effectiveness of primary health care (PHC) units in enabling mothers
to breastfeed was developed from the tool used for accreditation of baby-friendly hospitals. A …

Improving breastfeeding practices is key to reducing child mortality globally. Sub-optimal
exclusive breastfeeding rates may be associated with inadequate hospital-based …

A mother's milk offers several benefits to infant's health, but, some factors may lead to a
reduction in the duration of breastfeeding, such as maternal stress. The objective of our …