In this review we focus on the relationship between infant feeding practices and the growth
of children around the world. Children's growth is often used as an index of the overall …

The most important factors in the evaluation and treatment of breast pain consist of a
thorough history, physical, and radiologic evaluation. These can be used to reassure the …

All major health organizations recommend breastfeeding as the optimal source of infant
nutrition, with exclusive breastfeeding recommended for the first six months of life. After six …

The “Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding” are the foundation of the WHO/UNICEF Baby
Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI). They summarize the maternity practices necessary to …

Background: Cesarean delivery has negative effects on breastfeeding. The objective of this
study was to evaluate breastfeeding rates, defined in accordance with World Health …

This paper reports on current initiation and prevalence rates, in Western Australia,
differentiating 'any'breastfeeding with 'exclusive'breastfeeding whilst exploring patterns and …

Mother's Milk examines why nursing a baby is an ideologically charged experience in
contemporary culture. Drawing upon medical studies, feminist scholarship, anthropological …

OBJECTIVE: We explored whether tactile defensive children have picky eating habits
because fussy or picky eaters are a general problem to parents and different health …

The purposes of this article are to introduce a formal definition of nipple confusion and to
propose various hypotheses concerning its cause. The term nipple confusion refers to an …

Aim: To investigate whether maternal smoking remains associated with decreased
breastfeeding duration after adjustment for the mother's infant feeding intention. Method …