Asthma and wheezing disorders are common chronic health problems in childhood.
Breastfeeding provides health benefits, but it is not known whether or how breastfeeding …

Despite considerable evidence and effort, breastfeeding duration rates in resource‐rich
countries such as Australia remain below World Health Organization recommendations. The …

Although breastfeeding is known to be beneficial to both mother and infant, many women
encounter barriers to breastfeeding, even after successful breastfeeding initiation, which …

Breastfeeding has many established health benefits, but its impact on asthma development
is uncertain. Breastfeeding appears to have a positive and dose-dependent impact on …

The relationship between breastfeeding and allergic disease risk has been controversial.
This article reviews the current evidence for the role of breastfeeding in the prevention of …

Background Although the majority of women in England initiate breastfeeding,
approximately one third cease breastfeeding by six weeks and many of these women report …

Objective: This study aims to determine maternal stress and anxiety as perceived by mothers
whose premature infants were admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and to …

Objectives To identify the sociodemographic factors associated with variation in area-based
breastfeeding in England; to calculate the predicted breastfeeding rates adjusted for …

Background The UK has one of the lowest breastfeeding rates worldwide and in recent
years the Government has made breastfeeding promotion one of its priorities. The UNICEF …

OBJECTIVE. To assess the effect of a woman's educational level on starting and continuing
breastfeeding and to assess the role of sociodemographic, lifestyle-related, psychosocial …