Background: The rate of exclusive breastfeeding remains low in many countries.
Furthermore, cesarean delivery (CD) is increasing and may affect breastfeeding success …

The W orld H ealth O rganization and the U nited N ations I nternational C hildren's E
mergency F und recommends that mothers and newborns have skin‐to‐skin contact …

Background Initiation of breastfeeding immediately after birth, exclusive breastfeeding, and
continuous breastfeeding for at least 2 years lower the risk of newborn deaths. This study …

Background Initiation of breastfeeding within one hour of birth can avert 22% of newborn
mortality. Several factors influence breastfeeding practice including mothers' socio …

Background Breastfeeding has short-term and long-term benefits for both the infant and the
mother. The objective of this study was to identify the incidence of breastfeeding initiation …

Background: UNICEF and WHO recommend colostrum as newborns' perfect food that
should be initiated within the first hour after birth. Objective: To assess colostrum avoidance …

Background Timely initiation of breastfeeding is feeding of breast milk within one hour of
birth, however, three in five babies were not breastfed in the first hour of birth globally. There …

This study aimed to determine whether breastfeeding duration and the timing of solid food
were independently associated with being overweight or obese in early childhood. Subjects …

The purposes of this paper are to report the prevalence of breastfeeding to six months
among women in Kuwait and to determine the factors that are associated with the duration of …

Background. Prelacteal feed (feeding any other substance before first breastfeeding)
appears to be common despite its harmful effects. By definition a child provided with …