Background There is extensive evidence of important health risks for infants and mothers
related to not breastfeeding. In 2003, the World Health Organization recommended that …

Background Despite the widely documented risks of not breastfeeding, initiation rates
remain relatively low in many high‐income countries, particularly among women in lower …

Objectives: To explore the reasons why women stop breastfeeding completely before their
infants are six months of age and to identify the factors associated with cessation and the …

Objective To evaluate in-hospital formula supplementation among first-time mothers who
intended to exclusively breastfeed and determined if in-hospital formula supplementation …

QUESTION: What modifiable factors positively influence breastfeeding duration to 6 months
postpartum? AIM: This question was posed in order to be able to develop a midwifery …

Background Breast milk is well recognised as the best food source for infants. The impact of
antenatal breastfeeding (BF) education on the duration of BF has not been evaluated …

Objective To identify the variables associated with breastfeeding duration. Data Sources The
health science reference databases of CINAHL, PubMed, and the Cochrane Database of …

Background There is extensive evidence of important health risks for infants and mothers
related to not breastfeeding. In 2003, the World Health Organization recommended infants …

The obesity epidemic affects all, including women of reproductive age. One in five women
attending prenatal care in the UK is obese. Prepregnancy obesity is associated with serious …

Background Although intention to breastfeed in Western culture is high, many women stop
breastfeeding before they are ready. From a physiological perspective, rates of primary milk …