There is a paucity of literature exploring the challenges of breastfeeding sick children in
hospital. Previous research has focused on single conditions and hospitals which limits …

Background Breastfeeding is indisputably significant for infants and children, as well as their
mothers. However, when breastfed children are admitted to the paediatric ward, they may …

Breastfeeding makes a vital contribution to the health and development of babies, as well as
to long term health. Establishing breastfeeding may not be easy even for mothers with …

Just under half of all six-week-old babies in the UK are breastfed, and just under a quarter
are still being breastfed at six months old so it is likely that children's nurses will frequently …

Background: Breastfeeding involves learning for women and their infants. For emotional,
social, and developmental reasons this type of feeding is recommended for all newborn …

Exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months and then alongside solid food for the first 2
years and beyond is the gold standard in young child nutrition. There is an abundance of …

Background: Australia has high rates of breastfeeding initiation, with a consistent decline
over the first year. Furthermore, there is a growing trend of maternal employment and rising …

Background Breastfeeding is described as the gold standard of infant feeding and is
beneficial to both infant and maternal health, reducing healthcare costs. Breastfeeding rates …

BACKGROUND: The World Health Organisation (WHO) and a substantial body of literature
recommend breastfeeding from birth until at least 6months of age. The nutritional …

The first article in this series highlighted the challenges that mothers face in establishing
breastfeeding (Wallis and Harper 2007). Breastfeeding a sick infant in hospital presents …