The introduction of fluids other than breast milk during the first few days of life or later
neonatal period has been identified as a risk factor for suboptimal breastfeeding (BF) …

Breastfeeding and human milk are the normative standards for infant feeding and nutrition.
The short-and long-term medical and neurodevelopmental advantages of breastfeeding …

Context Combining or supplementing breastfeeding with formula feeding, also called mixed
milk feeding (MMF), is a common infant feeding practice. However, there is no well …

Objectives Prematurity, being small for gestational age and early neonatal ward admission
are the major neonatal conditions that may interfere with breastfeeding supportive practices …

The objective of this study is to develop and evaluate natural language processing (NLP)
and machine learning models to predict infant feeding status from clinical notes in the Epic …

Abstract Background In Canada, 91% of all mothers initiate breastfeeding, but 40–50% stop
by 6 months and only 34% breastfeed exclusively for 6 months, with lower rates among …

Breastfeeding self-efficacy (BSE), defined as a mother's confidence in her ability to
breastfeed, has been confirmed to predict the uptake of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF). Early …

Hypernatremic dehydration in term newborns has steadily increased in incidence with
increasing efforts to promote exclusive breastfeeding before hospital discharge, a key metric …

Aim We determined the prevalence and predictors of formula supplementation for healthy,
term newborn infants in hospital. Methods A cross‐sectional study was conducted from 1 …

Background The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative is an effective intervention to support
maternal practices around breastfeeding. However, adherence of hospitals to the Baby …