Effect of Breast-Feeding Attitude and Breast-Feeding Practice by Individual Breast-Feeding Promotion Program

[Breast-feeding in clinical practice]

OBJECTIVE: To present an updated review on practical aspects of breast-feeding promotion and management. METHODS: Review of relevant publications from scientific journals, technical books and publications by international organizations. RESULTS: Nowadays, exclusive breast-feeding is recommended for a period of approximately 6 months, and maintenance of complementary breast-feeding should contin...

[Breast feeding].

The research that was carried out with comparative groups showed the influence of the work done by a coordinated health group on the prolonged natural lactation. This experience has proved the evident reduction of percentages of malnutrition and diarrhoea in children under 6 months of age.

Breast feeding.

Breast-feeding initiation and exclusive breast-feeding in rural Vietnam.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the initiation of breast-feeding and exclusive breast-feeding within the first week after delivery for women in rural Vietnam. DESIGN An interviewer-administered survey was conducted on a sample of rural women who gave birth during August-October 2002. SETTING Quang Xuong District, Thanh Hoa Province of Vietnam. SUBJECTS Four hundred and sixty-three women particip...

The Factors Affecting Successful Breast-feeding (SBF)

Background: No comprehensive definition of SBF leads to failure in identification of ineffective breast-feeding and clinical problems, which will end up in early hospitalization of the infants. The study tried to describe the factors affecting SBF by Walker and Avant approach.The quantitative, qualitative, and mixed papers using different approaches in nursing, midwifery, nutrition and medical ...