Information obtained from a variety of sources shows different rates of initiation and duration
of breast feeding and different supplementation strategies. Among populations of …

Factors associated with not exclusively breastfeeding at discharge from the obstetric hospital
and with duration of breastfeeding were examined in 700 randomly sampled infants …

The influence of breast feeding on developmental tests at five years of age was assessed in
a national study of 13,135 children. A positive correlation was found between duration of …

A study of breast-feeding practices over the first 6 months of life among a cohort of urban
poor infants in southern Brazil indicated that the median duration of breast-feeding was 18 …

A content analysis of 141 articles on breast feeding by discipline revealed differences in the
factors considered necessary for breast feeding success and in the criteria used to …

The possible influence of breast-feeding on reported bronchitis and on admissions to
hospital for lower-respiratory illness and gastroenteritis during the first five years was …

Participants in a New York City WIC program were surveyed using a bilingual, self-
administered questionnaire to determine significant differences in selected demographic …

A birth cohort study of 4912 Brazilian infants showed that the incidence and duration of
breast feeding for children delivered vaginally and for those born by elective caesarean …

The effect on breast feeding of various factors connected with delivery and the immediate
post partum period were investigated in a group of 1701 parturients. Children born by …

Breast-feeding intentions, breast-feeding in the hospital, and breast-feeding at home were
studied among 132 Hispanic mothers participating in the Expanded Food and Nutrition …