Breastfeeding in a global context: epidemiology, impact, and future directions

K North, M Gao, G Allen, ACC Lee - Clinical Therapeutics, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction More than 98% of infant deaths occur in low-and middle-income countries
(LMICs). Breastfeeding improves infant survival and protects against certain illnesses, such …

The long-term public health benefits of breastfeeding

C Binns, MK Lee, WY Low - Asia Pacific Journal of Public …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Breastfeeding has many health benefits, both in the short term and the longer term, to infants
and their mothers. There is an increasing number of studies that report on associations …

Rates and time trends in the consumption of breastmilk, formula, and animal milk by children younger than 2 years from 2000 to 2019: analysis of 113 countries

PAR Neves, JS Vaz, FS Maia, P Baker… - The Lancet Child & …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Previous analyses of trends in feeding indicators of children younger than 2
years have been limited to low-income and middle-income countries. We aimed to assess …

First‐food systems transformations and the ultra‐processing of infant and young child diets: The determinants, dynamics and consequences of the global rise in …

P Baker, T Santos, PA Neves, P Machado… - Maternal & child …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The inappropriate marketing and aggressive promotion of breastmilk substitutes (BMS)
undermines breastfeeding and harms child and maternal health in all country contexts …

The relationship between breastfeeding and reported respiratory and gastrointestinal infection rates in young children

NM Frank, KF Lynch, U Uusitalo, J Yang, M Lönnrot… - BMC pediatrics, 2019 - Springer
Background Although breastfeeding is touted as providing many health benefits to infants,
some aspects of this relationship remain poorly understood. Methods The Environmental …

Postpartum depression: current status and future directions

MW O'hara, JE McCabe - Annual review of clinical psychology, 2013 - annualreviews.org
Postpartum depression (PPD) is a common and serious mental health problem that is
associated with maternal suffering and numerous negative consequences for offspring. The …

Complementary feeding: review of recommendations, feeding practices, and adequacy of homemade complementary food preparations in developing countries …

MA Abeshu, A Lelisa, B Geleta - Frontiers in nutrition, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Breastfeeding provides the ideal food during the first 6 months of life. Complementary
feeding starts when breast milk is no longer sufficient by itself, where the target age is for 6 …

Interventions for increasing fruit and vegetable consumption in children aged five years and under

RK Hodder, KM O'Brien, F Tzelepis… - Cochrane Database …, 2020 - cochranelibrary.com
Antecedentes El consumo insuficiente de frutas y verduras en la niñez aumenta el riesgo de
futuras enfermedades no transmisibles, incluidas las enfermedades cardiovasculares. Con …

When separation is not the answer: Breastfeeding mothers and infants affected by COVID‐19

C Tomori, K Gribble, AEL Palmquist… - Maternal & Child …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The World Health Organization (WHO) has provided detailed guidance on the care
of infants of women who are persons under investigation (PUI) or confirmed to have COVID …

Interventions for promoting the initiation of breastfeeding

OO Balogun, EJ O'Sullivan… - Cochrane Database …, 2016 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Despite the widely documented risks of not breastfeeding, initiation rates
remain relatively low in many high‐income countries, particularly among women in lower …