Objectives: Breast-feeding is the recommended form of nutrition for the first 6 months. This
target is unmet, however, in most industrialized regions. We evaluated aspects of breast …

The many biological advantages of breast milk call for promoting breast-feeding. The extent
to which separation of ill newborns from their mothers negatively influences breast-feeding …

Objectives: To determine the prevalence, examine the influence of hospital practices and
investigate potential determinants of breast-feeding in Athens. Patients and Methods: Three …

Objectives: To describe the first-week feeding patterns for breast-vs bottle-fed babies, and
their association with sustained breast-feeding and infant weight gain at 6 weeks. Design: A …

Objective To understand the transition from breast-and bottle-feeding to solid-feeding and
factors that might affect the duration of breast-and bottle-feeding. Design Cohort followed up …

Breastfeeding is challenging for mothers of preterm infants. The aim of this paper is to
describe risk factors for ceasing breastfeeding and methods of feeding until 12 months …

Abstract Background The World Health Organization recommends exclusive breast milk
feeding until 6 months and continuing up to 2 years of age; little is known about whether very …

Objectives: To investigate factors that may affect breast milk feeding (BMF) practices among
very preterm infants. Materials and Methods: This retrospective study included infants born …

Objective Because breastfeeding is the optimal form of infant feeding, this study was
conducted to determine the effect of gestational age on breastfeeding in term infants. Study …

OBJECTIVES: Studies addressing breastfeeding and obesity rarely document the method of
breast milk feeding, type of supplementation, or feeding in hospital. We investigated these …