Breast or bottle.

Longitudinal study of prolonged breast- or bottle-feeding on dental caries in Japanese children.

The aim of this investigation was to study the effects of prolonged breast- or bottle-feeding on dental caries in Japanese infants. This longitudinal study was conducted by means of a questionnaire and clinical examination of 592 children at 18 months, 2 years and 3 years of age. The children were divided into three groups: 1) children still being breast-fed at 18 months of age (n=42); 2) child...

Electromyographic analysis of masseter muscle in newborns during suction in breast, bottle or cup feeding

BACKGROUND When breastfeeding is difficult or impossible during the neonatal period, an analysis of muscle activity can help determine the best method for substituting it to promote the child's development. The aim of this study was to analyze the electrical activity of the masseter muscle using surface electromyography during suction in term newborns by comparing breastfeeding, bottle and cup ...

Breast feeding, bottle feeding, and maternal autonomic responses to stress.

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to examine the effects of breast feeding on autonomic nervous system (ANS) response to stressors. METHODS Sympathetic and parasympathetic activities were examined before, during, and after standard laboratory stressors in women who were either exclusively breast feeding (n=14) or nonexclusively breast feeding (n=14), and in non-postpartum controls (n=15). ...

Sucking on the Breast and on the Bottle

Breast Cancer or a Rear Diagnosis

Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) and its diagnosis are of great importance in the middleeast, according to the increasing burden of this disease and the large number of unreported cases. Less than 20% of all TB cases only have extra-pulmonary manifestations and breast TB is a rare form of extra-pulmonary TB. It includes about 1% of all breast lesions. Case Presentation: This study presents a br...