Purpose Despite recommendations from the World Health Organization and the American
Academy of Pediatrics to exclusively breastfeed infants for their first 6 months of life, 75% of …

Now in its Sixth Edition, Maternal and Child Health Nursing helps nurses understand
wellness and illness as family-centered events. The author, Adele Pillitteri, views maternal …

More than 80% of mothers express milk at some point during the first 4 months postpartum.
Many women rely on breast pumps to establish and maintain lactation particularly when the …

Abstract The goal of Working Group 1 in the Breastmilk Ecology: Genesis of Infant Nutrition
(BEGIN) Project was to outline factors influencing biological processes governing human …

Human milk is the best source of an infant's nutrition. Benefits include stimulating growth,
immunity, and neurobehavioral development, as well as protection against infection. It is …

The nutrient and caloric requirements for lactation are set by the Institute of Medicine. The
dietary pattern to meet those needs is found in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Only …

Rheumatic diseases have a preferential impact on women. Therefore, issues concerning
family planning are important considerations for rheumatologists. There is limited …

Objective: To find the critical cut-off point of nipple length that facilitates success in
breastfeeding. Material and Method: The subjects were 449 postpartum women, who …

Objective Despite many benefits of tandem breastfeeding, mothers stop breastfeeding their
older babies early during pregnancy due to inadequate knowledge and support. This study …

Caring for women in the postnatal period can be challenging. One of the most important
aspects is ensuring disease control as there is a risk of flare in the postpartum period. Other …