Breastfeeding support is integral to many women's successful breastfeeding experiences.
However, cuts to professional and peer support services, distance from family, and a …

Background: Nipple pain and damage are common in the early postpartum period and are
associated with early cessation of breastfeeding and comorbidities such as depression …

Background Infant formula feeding practices are an important consideration for obesity
prevention. An infant's diet is influential on their later risk of developing overweight or …

Objective To investigate mothers' infant feeding experiences (breastfeeding/formula milk
feeding) with the aim of understanding how women experience cessation of exclusive …

This article reviews research published this century that engages critically with the mantra
'Breast is Best'and the associated expansion of official breast‐feeding promotion …

Midwives are the main health professional group providing support and assistance to
women during the early establishment of breastfeeding. In published accounts of early …

Breastfeeding offers significant health benefits to mothers, babies and families, and
substantial economic benefits for the community. 1, 2 According to the recent Lancet series …

In this article, my general aim is to give place to the experiences of breastfeeding distress
which emerged during narrative research with mothers in Australia. I suggest that …

In this paper, we focus on the initial experiences of breastfeeding among mothers to
examine the ways that infant-feeding is socially constructed in the hospital. Data comes from …

Based on an ethnography of postpartum consultations by independent midwives in
Switzerland, this book produces unique insights into home-birth parents' breastfeeding …