Breastfeeding is arguably one of the most important decisions a mother can make after
making the decision to have children. The decision to breastfeed, as opposed to formula …

Community health workers (CHWs) are well-established as change agents for promoting
health behaviour change among community members. However, their knowledge and …

Background: African American women have the lowest breastfeeding rates among all
racial/ethnic groups in the United States. Peer counseling is an effective intervention in …

Objectives exclusive breast feeding in China is relatively low and no research has been
conducted to explore the difficulties and desires of Chinese lactating mothers. Currently …

Background: Exclusive breastfeeding is the optimal method of infant feeding. However,
breastfeeding rates are notable for profound health disparities, for example, among inner …

Breast milk is the best choice for meeting the nutritional needs for an infant whenever
possible. Despite the knowledge that this nutritional choice is the best choice for an infant …

This article describes the role of community health workers (CHWs), explores how and why
CHWs are used in nutrition education to improve patient outcomes, examines the potential …

Background: Breastfeeding rates are lower among socio-economically vulnerable women in
Canada. Improved access to skilled lactation support is one priority action to address these …

African-American women have the lowest breastfeeding rates in the United States of all
racial/ethnic groups. For African-Americans, the breastfeeding initiation rate is 58.9%, 30.1 …

The benefits of breastfeeding for mothers and infants have been well established in the
literature, as have pervasive racial disparities in breastfeeding initiation and duration. The …