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International Breastfeeding Journal

Ausgabe 1/2020

Inhalt (99 Artikel)

Open Access Research

Exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life and its associated factors among children age 6-24 months in Burao district, Somaliland

Abdiasis Jama, Hailay Gebreyesus, Tewolde Wubayehu, Tsigehana Gebregyorgis, Mebrahtu Teweldemedhin, Tesfay Berhe, Negasi Berhe

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Exclusive breastfeeding cessation and associated factors among employed mothers in Dukem town, Central Ethiopia

Tolossa Kebede, Kifle Woldemichael, Habtemu Jarso, Bayu Begashaw Bekele

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Estimating the rate and determinants of exclusive breastfeeding practices among rural mothers in Southern Ghana

Alfred Kwesi Manyeh, Alberta Amu, David Etsey Akpakli, John E. Williams, Margaret Gyapong

Open Access Commentary

Development and evaluation of a high-fidelity lactation simulation model for health professional breastfeeding education

Anna Sadovnikova, Samantha A. Chuisano, Kaoer Ma, Aria Grabowski, Kate P. Stanley, Katrina B. Mitchell, Anne Eglash, Jeffrey S. Plott, Ruth E. Zielinski, Olivia S. Anderson

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Timely initiation of breastfeeding in Zimbabwe: evidence from the demographic and health surveys 1994–2015

Sanni Yaya, Ghose Bishwajit, Gebretsadik Shibre, Amos Buh

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“The sweet and the bitter”: mothers’ experiences of breastfeeding in the early postpartum period: a qualitative exploratory study in China

Xiao Xiao, Alice Yuen Loke, She-ning Zhu, Lin Gong, Hong-mei Shi, Fei-wan Ngai

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Mobile phone support to sustain exclusive breastfeeding in the community after hospital delivery and counseling: a quasi-experimental study

Iftia Jerin, Monira Akter, Khurshid Talukder, Muhammad Qudrat e Khuda Talukder, Mohammad Abdur Rahman

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Breastfeeding as a balancing act – pregnant Swedish women’s voices on breastfeeding

Karin Cato, Sara M. Sylvén, Helena Wahlström Henriksson, Christine Rubertsson

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Exclusive breastfeeding in first-time mothers in rural Kenya: a longitudinal observational study of feeding patterns in the first six months of life

Alison Talbert, Caroline Jones, Christine Mataza, James Alexander Berkley, Martha Mwangome

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Gender inequality in early initiation of breastfeeding in Bangladesh: a trend analysis

Kanchan Kumar Sen, Taslim Sazzad Mallick, Wasimul Bari

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Determinants of excessive weight loss in breastfed full-term newborns at a baby-friendly hospital: a retrospective cohort study

Yasuhiro Miyoshi, Hideyo Suenaga, Mikihiro Aoki, Shigeki Tanaka

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Exploring the challenges and opportunities towards optimal breastfeeding in Ethiopia: a formative qualitative study

Kidane Tadesse Gebremariam, Oksana Zelenko, Znabu Hadush, Afework Mulugeta, Danielle Gallegos

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Effectiveness of biological nurturing on early breastfeeding problems: a randomized controlled trial

Mariarosa Milinco, Laura Travan, Adriano Cattaneo, Alessandra Knowles, Maria Vittoria Sola, Enrica Causin, Caterina Cortivo, Maura Degrassi, Francesca Di Tommaso, Giuseppa Verardi, Laura Dipietro, Maria Piazza, Sabrina Scolz, Martina Rossetto, Luca Ronfani, Graziella Andreassich, Antonietta Antonino, Silvia Bidoli, Maria Bonelli, Pierpaolo Brovedani, Jenny Bua, Donatella Bubnich, Maria Chignoli, Valentina Ciacci, Rosaria Cirillo, Aurora Colombera, Gabriele Cont, Elisabetta Crismani, Cristiana Delli Carri, Enrica Dovier, Filippa Favuzza, Claudia Ferro, Claudia Flaiban, Chiara Garofalo, Marina Giugovaz, Simona Guerrera, Erika Imbrogno, Izabella Kis, Valentina Liut, Carla Marandola, Miriana Marzullo, Antonella Mottola, Silvia Nider, Matteo Pavan, Annalisa Pelaschiar, Emma Persic, Maria Petruzzelli, Rosa Piccirillo, Angela Pirrone, Tiziana Pucci, Marzia Rabusin, Davide Scattorin, Tanja Sedmak, Patrizia Semenzato, Giulia Silvestri, Valentina Speranza, Cristina Sustersich, Lorella Tormena, Flora Torretta, Antonella Trappan, Virginia Tropiano, Chiara Zanon, Dolores Zollia

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Corporate political activity of the baby food industry: the example of Nestlé in the United States of America

Hacer Tanrikulu, Daniela Neri, Aileen Robertson, Melissa Mialon

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Perspectives about the baby friendly hospital/health initiative in Australia: an online survey

Anahita Esbati, Jane Taylor, Amanda Henderson, Margaret Barnes, Lauren Kearney

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The estimated incidence of lactational breast abscess and description of its management by percutaneous aspiration at the Douala General Hospital, Cameroon

Thomas Obinchemti Egbe, Theophile Nana Njamen, Henri Essome, Nicholas Tendongfor

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Infant feeding guideline awareness among mothers living with HIV in North America and Nigeria

J. Craig Phillips, Josephine Etowa, Jean Hannan, Egbe B. Etowa, Seye Babatunde

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Exploring the barriers and facilitators to the acceptability of donor human milk in eastern Uganda – a qualitative study

Sarah Magowan, Kathy Burgoine, Collin Ogara, James Ditai, Melissa Gladstone

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Prenatal infant feeding intentions and actual feeding practices during the first six months postpartum in rural Rwanda: a qualitative, longitudinal cohort study

Jeanine Ahishakiye, Laura Bouwman, Inge D. Brouwer, Lenneke Vaandrager, Maria Koelen

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The role of prenatal food insecurity on breastfeeding behaviors: findings from the United States pregnancy risk assessment monitoring system

Lauren M. Dinour, Elizabeth I. Rivera Rodas, Ndidiamaka N. Amutah-Onukagha, Laurén A. Doamekpor

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Breastfeeding practices in Masaya, Nicaragua: a facility based cross-sectional study

Aleisha M. Nabower, Elizabeth R. Lyden, Francisco J. Rodriguez, Shirley F. Delair

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Commercialisation and commodification of breastfeeding: video diaries by first-time mothers

Alison M. Taylor, Jo Alexander, Edwin van Teijlingen, Kath M. Ryan

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The economic benefits of increasing breastfeeding rates in Spain

Juan Antonio Quesada, Ildefonso Méndez, Rocío Martín-Gil

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Timely initiation of breastfeeding in Zimbabwe: evidence from the demographic and health surveys 1994–2015

Sanni Yaya, Ghose Bishwajit, Gebretsadik Shibre, Amos Buh

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Acceptability of donor breastmilk banking among health workers: a cross-sectional survey in Zimbabwean urban settings

Dexter T. Chagwena, Felistas Mugariri, Bhekimpilo Sithole, Steady Faith Mataga, Ruvimbo Danda, Tonderayi M. Matsungo, Charles C. Maponga

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Helpful and challenging aspects of breastfeeding in public for women living in Australia, Ireland and Sweden: a cross-sectional study

Yvonne L. Hauck, Lesley Kuliukas, Louise Gallagher, Vivienne Brady, Charlotta Dykes, Christine Rubertsson

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Factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding at hospital discharge: a study using data from the Georgian Birth Registry

Marie Sigstad Lande, Ingvild Hersoug Nedberg, Erik Eik Anda

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Early feeding practices and associated factors in Sudan: a cross-sectional analysis from multiple Indicator cluster survey

Manar E. Abdel-Rahman, Asmaa El-Heneidy, Lenka Benova, Laura Oakley

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Breastfeeding may have a long-term effect on oral microbiota: results from the Fin-HIT cohort

Ilana Eshriqui, Heli T. Viljakainen, Sandra R. G. Ferreira, Sajan C. Raju, Elisabete Weiderpass, Rejane A. O. Figueiredo

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“If I have money, I cannot allow my baby to breastfeed only …” barriers and facilitators to scale-up of peer counselling for exclusive breastfeeding in Uganda

Joseph Rujumba, Grace Ndeezi, Victoria Nankabirwa, Mary Kwagala, Michelle Mukochi, Abdoulaye Hama Diallo, Nicolas Meda, Ingunn M. S. Engebretsen, Thorkild Tylleskär, James Tumwine

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A Qualitative Exploration of the Determinants of Exclusive Breastfeeding (EBF) Practices in Wajir County, Kenya

Mahat Jimale Mohamed, Sophie Ochola, Victor O. Owino

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Exclusive breastfeeding during the 40-day rest period and at six months in Lebanon: a cross-sectional study

Rana F. Chehab, Lara Nasreddine, Racha Zgheib, Michele R. Forman

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Are the doctors of the future ready to support breastfeeding? A cross-sectional study in the UK

Kirsty V. Biggs, Katy J. Fidler, Natalie S. Shenker, Heather Brown

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“I was determined to breastfeed, and I always found a solution”: successful experiences of exclusive breastfeeding among Chinese mothers in Ireland

Qianling Zhou, Haoyue Chen, Katherine M. Younger, Tanya M. Cassidy, John M. Kearney

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Exploring physiotherapists’ clinical definition and diagnosis of inflammatory conditions of the lactating breast in Australia: a mixed methods study

Emma Heron, Tanya Maselli, Adelle McArdle, Beatriz I. R. de Oliveira, Leanda McKenna

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Circadian changes in the composition of human milk macronutrients depending on pregnancy duration: a cross-sectional study

Ieva Jura Paulaviciene, Arunas Liubsys, Alma Molyte, Audrone Eidukaite, Vytautas Usonis

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Maternal nutritional status and child feeding practices: a retrospective study in Santal communities, Birbhum District, West Bengal, India

Caroline Katharina Stiller, Silvia Konstanze Ellen Golembiewski, Monika Golembiewski, Srikanta Mondal, Hans Konrad Biesalski, Veronika Scherbaum

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Are our babies off to a healthy start? The state of implementation of the Global strategy for infant and young child feeding in Europe

Irena Zakarija-Grković, Adriano Cattaneo, Maria Enrica Bettinelli, Claudia Pilato, Charlene Vassallo, Mariella Borg Buontempo, Helen Gray, Clare Meynell, Patricia Wise, Susanna Harutyunyan, Stefanie Rosin, Andrea Hemmelmayr, Daiva Šniukaitė-Adner, Maryse Arendt, Arun Gupta

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Prelacteal feeding practices in Pakistan: a mixed-methods study

Muhammad Asim, Zarak Husain Ahmed, Mark D. Hayward, Elizabeth M. Widen

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Validation of the Arabic version of the breastfeeding behavior questionnaire among Lebanese women

Lama Charafeddine, Saadieh Masri, Lama Shamsedine, Lilian Ghandour, Hani Tamim, Nathalie El Khoury, Zahraa Hachem, Mona Nabulsi

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Relationship between maternal body mass index with the onset of breastfeeding and its associated problems: an online survey

Ana Ballesta-Castillejos, Juan Gomez-Salgado, Julian Rodriguez-Almagro, Inmaculada Ortiz-Esquinas, Antonio Hernandez-Martinez

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Examining working mothers’ experience of exclusive breastfeeding in Ghana

Gordon Abekah-Nkrumah, Maame Yaa Antwi, Jacqueline Nkrumah, Fred Yao Gbagbo

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Effects of perinatal factors on sirtuin 3, 8-hydroxy-2′- deoxyguanosine, brain-derived neurotrophic factor and serotonin in cord blood and early breast milk: an observational study

Kata Nyárády, Réka Turai, Simone Funke, Erzsébet Györgyi, Alexandra Makai, Viktória Prémusz, József Bódis, Endre Sulyok

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How much can Mexican healthcare providers learn about breastfeeding through a semi-virtual training? A propensity score matching analysis

Mireya Vilar-Compte, Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, Meztli Moncada, Diana Flores

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Knowledge, attitude, motivation and planning of breastfeeding: a cross-sectional study among Jordanian women

Wasim Khasawneh, Khalid Kheirallah, Mai Mazin, Sanaa Abdulnabi

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Patterns and predictors of exclusive breastfeeding in Chinese Australian mothers: a cross sectional study

Konsita Kuswara, Karen J. Campbell, Kylie D. Hesketh, Miaobing Zheng, Rachel Laws

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Effectiveness of the baby-friendly community initiative in promoting exclusive breastfeeding among HIV negative and positive mothers: a randomized controlled trial in Koibatek Sub-County, Baringo, Kenya

Betty Mogesi Samburu, Sera Lewise Young, Frederick Murunga Wekesah, Milkah Njeri Wanjohi, Judith Kimiywe, Peter Muriuki, Paula L. Griffiths, Stephen T. McGarvey, Nyovani Janet Madise, Elizabeth W. Kimani-Murage

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Knowledge and practice of induction of lactation in trans women among professionals working in trans health

Emily Trautner, Megan McCool-Myers, Andrea Braden Joyner

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Intermittent kangaroo mother care and the practice of breastfeeding late preterm infants: results from four hospitals in different provinces of China

Bo Zhang, Zhiying Duan, Yingxi Zhao, Sarah Williams, Stephen Wall, Limin Huang, Xiaoqin Zhang, Wenli Wu, Jieya Yue, Lin Zhang, Jun Liu, Gengli Zhao

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The relationship between perceived milk supply and exclusive breastfeeding during the first six months postpartum: a cross-sectional study

Ayyu Sandhi, Gabrielle T. Lee, Roselyn Chipojola, Mega Hasanul Huda, Shu-Yu Kuo

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Interactions between cortisol and lipids in human milk

Kaisa M. Linderborg, Maaria Kortesniemi, Anna-Katariina Aatsinki, Linnea Karlsson, Hasse Karlsson, Baoru Yang, Henna-Maria Uusitupa

Open Access COVID-19 Commentary

Mistakes from the HIV pandemic should inform the COVID-19 response for maternal and newborn care

Karleen Gribble, Roger Mathisen, Mija-tesse Ververs, Anna Coutsoudis

Open Access COVID-19 Case Report

Breastfed 13 month-old infant of a mother with COVID-19 pneumonia: a case report

Yuanyuan Yu, Youjiang Li, Yingying Hu, Bin Li, Jian Xu

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Breastfeeding mothers with COVID-19 infection: a case series

Augusto Pereira, Sara Cruz-Melguizo, Maria Adrien, Lucia Fuentes, Eugenia Marin, Azul Forti, Tirso Perez-Medina

Open Access Review

Knowledge, attitude, and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers in East Africa: a systematic review

Jean Prince Claude Dukuzumuremyi, Kwabena Acheampong, Julius Abesig, Jiayou Luo

Open Access Case Report

Altered sucking dynamics in a breastfed infant with Down syndrome: a case report

Viviane Silva Coentro, Donna T. Geddes, Sharon L. Perrella

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Maternal satisfaction with breastfeeding in the first month postpartum and associated factors

Andrea Francis Kroll de Senna, Camila Giugliani, Juliana Avilla, Agnes Meire Branco Leria Bizon, Ana Cláudia Magnus Martins, Elsa Regina Justo Giugliani

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Factors associated with abandoning exclusive breastfeeding in Mexican mothers at two private hospitals

María Natividad Ávila-Ortiz, Ana Elisa Castro-Sánchez, Elizabeth Andrea Martínez-González, Georgina Mayela Núñez-Rocha, Adriana Zambrano-Moreno

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Analysis of stakeholder networks for breastfeeding policies and programs in Ghana

Richmond Aryeetey, Kassandra Harding, Amber Hromi-Fiedler, Rafael Pérez-Escamilla

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Breastfeeding practices and complementary feeding in Ecuador: implications for localized policy applications and promotion of breastfeeding: a pooled analysis

Wilma B. Freire, William F. Waters, Diana Román, Philippe Belmont, Emily Wilkinson-Salamea, Adrián Diaz, Ivan Palacios, Enrique Bucheli

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Psychosocial barriers and enablers of exclusive breastfeeding: lived experiences of mothers in low-income townships, North West Province, South Africa

Chantell Witten, Nicole Claasen, Herculina S. Kruger, Anna Coutsoudis, Herman Grobler

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Infant feeding knowledge and practice vary by maternal HIV status: a nested cohort study in rural South Africa

H. Manisha Yapa, Róisín Drayne, Nigel Klein, Jan-Walter De Neve, Kathy Petoumenos, Awachana Jiamsakul, Carina Herbst, Deenan Pillay, Frank A. Post, Till Bärnighausen

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Factors associated with duration of breastfeeding in Spain: a cohort study

Carolina Lechosa-Muñiz, María Paz-Zulueta, Sonia Mateo Sota, María Sáez de Adana Herrero, Elsa Cornejo del Rio, Javier Llorca, María J. Cabero-Perez

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Reported infant feeding practices and contextual influences on breastfeeding: qualitative interviews with women registered to MomConnect in three South African provinces

Zara Trafford, Sara Jewett, Alison Swartz, Amnesty E. LeFevre, Peter J. Winch, Christopher J. Colvin, Peter Barron, Lesley Bamford

Open Access COVID-19 Review

Breastfeeding during the COVID-19 pandemic – a literature review for clinical practice

Welma Lubbe, Elina Botha, Hannakaisa Niela-Vilen, Penny Reimers

Open Access Research

Postpartum women’s perception of antenatal breastfeeding education: a descriptive survey

May Loong Tan, Siew Cheng Foong, Jacqueline J. Ho, Wai Cheng Foong, Rokiah Mohd, Zuhaida Harun

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What is the impact of rural-to-urban migration on exclusive breastfeeding: a population-based cross-sectional study

Xiao Han Yin, Chen Zhao, Yu Mei Yang, Hui Feng Shi, Tian Chen Wu, Jia Lei Xie, Jie Qiong Niu, Xiao Li Wang, Jin Fang

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Barriers and facilitators to breastfeeding during the immediate and one month postpartum periods, among Mexican women: a mixed methods approach

Sonia Hernández-Cordero, Ana Lilia Lozada-Tequeanes, Ana Cecilia Fernández-Gaxiola, Teresa Shamah-Levy, Matthias Sachse, Paula Veliz, Izchel Cosío-Barroso

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Plants, food and treatments used by BaKongo tribes in Uíge (northern Angola) to affect the quality and quantity of human breast milk

Gesine Jendras, Mawunu Monizi, Christoph Neinhuis, Thea Lautenschläger

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Macronutrient, immunoglobulin a and total antioxidant capacity profiles of human milk from 1 to 24 months: a cross-sectional study in Thailand

Krongporn Ongprasert, Jetsada Ruangsuriya, Rungnapa Malasao, Ratana Sapbamrer, Pikul Suppansan, Pisittawoot Ayood, Kulnipa Kittisakmontri, Penprapa Siviroj

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Effects of baby-friendly practices on breastfeeding duration in China: a case-control study

Yue Zhang, Jinliuxing Yang, Wenhao Li, Nianrong Wang, Ya Ye, Shuangqin Yan, Sumei Wang, Ting Zeng, Zijuan Huang, Fenghua Zhang, Yin Li, Shiyi Yao, Haijun Wang, Scott Rozelle, Tao Xu, Xi Jin

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Work and breast milk feeding: a qualitative exploration of the experience of lactating mothers working in ready made garments factories in urban Bangladesh

A M Rumayan Hasan, George Smith, Mohammad Abdus Selim, Shahinoor Akter, Nazib Uz Zaman Khan, Tamanna Sharmin, Sabrina Rasheed

Open Access Review

A scoping review of breastfeeding peer support models applied in hospital settings

Dorothy Chepkirui, Jacinta Nzinga, Julie Jemutai, Benjamin Tsofa, Caroline Jones, Martha Mwangome

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Special foods and local herbs used to enhance breastmilk production in Ghana: rate of use and beliefs of efficacy

Zakari Ali, Mohammed Bukari, Anita Mwinisonaam, Abdul-Latif Abdul-Rahaman, Abdul-Razak Abizari

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Factors that influence mothers’ prenatal decision to breastfeed in Spain

Ana Ballesta-Castillejos, Juan Gómez-Salgado, Julián Rodríguez-Almagro, Inmaculada Ortiz-Esquinas, Antonio Hernández-Martínez

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Early essential newborn care is associated with increased breastfeeding: a quasi-experimental study from Sichuan Province of Western China

Chen-ran Wang, Xia-yun Li, Lin Zhang, Lin-man Wu, Ling Tan, Fei Yuan, Yao Guo, Sarah Williams, Tao Xu

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Breastfeeding support at an Australian Breastfeeding Association drop-in service: a descriptive survey

Elaine S. Burns, Louise Duursma, Zoi Triandafilidis

Open Access Review

Interventions to promote exclusive breastfeeding among young mothers: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Christa Buckland, Debra Hector, Gregory S. Kolt, Paul Fahey, Amit Arora

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Understanding breastfeeding behaviours: a cross-sectional analysis of associated factors in Ireland, the United Kingdom and Australia

Danielle Gallegos, Joy Parkinson, Sinead Duane, Christine Domegan, Elena Jansen, Rebekah Russell-Bennett

Open Access COVID-19 Commentary

Role of human milk banks amid COVID 19: perspective from a milk bank in India

Maheshwar Bhasin, Sushma Nangia, Srishti Goel