Use of stable-isotope techniques to validate infant feeding practices reported by Bangladeshi women receiving breastfeeding counseling

Infant feeding practices and breastfeeding duration in Japan: A review

The Japanese health system places great emphasis on healthy development. However, the prevalence of Exclusive Breastfeeding at one month postpartum between 1980 and 2005 has remained unchanged, fluctuating between 42% and 49%. At the same time, the Any Breastfeeding prevalence has gradually increased from about 80% to 95%. In 2010, the latest national breastfeeding report showed that 'exclusive...

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Breastfeeding and hospital infant feeding practices in Newfoundland, 20 years on: more work to do.

Numerous studies have documented the benefits of breastfeeding for both mother and baby.1,2 Professional organizations, therefore, widely recommend exclusive breastfeeding until the age of six months, and continued breastfeeding up to 12 months and beyond as optimal infant nutrition.3-7 Yet breastfeeding rates around the world fall alarmingly short of these goals.8 Newfoundland and Labrador, Ca...

Maternal HIV status and infant feeding practices among Ugandan women.

To describe the infant feeding practices in the general population in Uganda, and to assess the impact of maternal HIV status on these practices, a questionnaire was administered to women attending the follow-up clinics for child vaccination. Among the mothers who were still breastfeeding at the time of interview (N=838), 61.4% of the HIV-infected women had planned to breastfeed for a maximum o...

Breastfeeding practices of working women.

Breastfeeding is the fundamental aspect of child rearing that a woman copes with. It creates a wonderful bond between mothers and their babies. The importance of breast feeding to child health is highlighted by the yearly World Breastfeeding week (Forste, Weiss & Lippincott 2001:291). Breastfeeding promotions in the Northern province like anywhere else in the country appear effective and visibl...