Exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life and its associated factors among children age 6-24 months in Burao district, Somaliland

A Jama, H Gebreyesus, T Wubayehu… - International …, 2020 - Springer
Background Adequate nutrition during early childhood ensures growth and development of
children and breast milk is better than any other products given to a child. However, studies …

Knowledge and attitudes towards breastfeeding practices: A cross-sectional survey of postnatal mothers in China

L Hamze, J Mao, E Reifsnider - Midwifery, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective To examine the mothers' knowledge and attitudes toward breastfeeding and
highlight barriers to exclusive breastfeeding in Chinese postpartum mothers. Design Cross …

Family members' infant feeding preferences, maternal breastfeeding exposures and exclusive breastfeeding intentions

KYW Lok, DL Bai, M Tarrant - Midwifery, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Maternal breastfeeding intentions are strongly associated with breastfeeding
exclusivity and duration. Factors that affect new mothers' exclusive breastfeeding intentions …

Determinants Of unsuccesful exclusive breastfeeding-a scoping review

Y Yunus, PD Ratrikaningtyas, D Ernawati - European Journal of Public …, 2021 - oapub.org
Background: Globally, 40% of children under the age of 6 months are exclusively breastfed.
The results of the Basic Health Research (RISKESDAS) in 2018, the rate of exclusive …

Practices, predictors and consequences of expressed breast-milk feeding in healthy full-term infants

DL Bai, DYT Fong, KYW Lok, JYH Wong… - Public Health …, 2017 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveTo investigate the prevalence and predictors of expressed breast-milk feeding in
healthy full-term infants and its association with total duration of breast-milk feeding …

Early childhood exposure to secondhand smoke and behavioural problems in preschoolers

TT Luk, MP Wang, YN Suen, DS Koh, TH Lam… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Evidence on behavioural abnormalities in children exposed to secondhand smoke is limited.
This study examined the relation between infant/toddler cotinine concentration, a biomarker …

Factors associated with breast-feeding initiation and continuation in Canadian-born and non-Canadian-born women: a multi-centre study

R Chooniedass, M Tarrant, S Turner, HSL Fan… - Public Health …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Objective: To identify factors associated with breast-feeding initiation and continuation in
Canadian-born and non-Canadian-born women. Design: Prospective cohort of mothers and …

Factors associated with breastfeeding initiation and duration in Greece: Data from the Hellenic National Nutrition and Health Survey

E Spyrakou, E Magriplis, V Benetou, A Zampelas - Children, 2022 - mdpi.com
Despite its well-documented benefits, breastfeeding rates and duration worldwide do not
meet the recommended goals set by the World Health Organization. Data on infant feeding …

Reasons for non‐exclusive breast‐feeding in the first 6 months

MA Zielinska, J Hamulka - Pediatrics International, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Maternal sociodemographic, delivery‐and infant‐related factors as well as
hospital practice are relevant for breast‐feeding practice. The aim of this study was to …

Exposure to baby-friendly hospital practices and mothers' achievement of their planned duration of breastfeeding

KYW Lok, CLY Chow, HSL Fan, VHS Chan… - BMC Pregnancy and …, 2020 - Springer
Background Both breastfeeding intentions and exposure to baby-friendly hospital practices
were found to be associated with a longer duration of breastfeeding. This study aims to …