Zeinab Heidari

PhD of Reproductive Health, Nursing & Midwifery Care Research Center, Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

[ 1 ] - Iranian Women’s Experiences of Breastfeeding Support: a Qualitative Study

Background The positive effect of breastfeeding on the health of the mother, child and community has been globally accepted, but the rate of breastfeeding is still not at an acceptable level. Breastfeeding support can greatly influence the continuity and success of breastfeeding. This qualitative study aimed to explain the Iranian women’s experiences of breastfeeding support. Materials and Meth...

[ 2 ] - Breastfeeding Promotion, Challenges and Barriers: a Qualitative Research

Background: Breast milk is an ideal source of nutrition for growth and development of infants and has unique physiologic and emotional impacts on the health of mothers and infants. However, a few numbers of infants get exclusive breast milk and therefore, it is necessary to identify barriers to breastfeeding. The purpose of the present qualitative research was to explore challenges and barriers...

[ 3 ] - Clinical Trial to Comparison the Effect of Family- centered Educational-supportive Program on Mothers’ Empowerment in Breast-feeding

Background: Mothers’ empowerment in breast-feeding is a key motivational and psychological factor for continuous breast-feeding. Therefore, this study was designed to examine the effects of family-centered educational-supportive program on mothers’ empowerment in breastfeeding. Materials and Methods: In this random clinical trial, pregnant women who met inclusion criteria were gradually select...

[ 4 ] - Facilitators for Empowering Women in Breastfeeding: a Qualitative Study

Background  Exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months and continued breastfeeding up to 2 years or more is a desirable approach for infant’s nutrition. A mother's breastfeeding empowerment is considered an important factor in promoting breastfeeding and identifying its facilitating factors can contribute to the development of effective policies and intervention. This study with a qualita...

[ 5 ] - Women's Needs on Bed Rest during High-risk pregnancy and Postpartum Period: A Qualitative Study

Background & aim: pregnancy is a normal part of life, however, high-risk pregnancy that need bed rest can be stressful and affect woman and her family. Therefore, understanding the needs of women on bed rest seems to be necessary to enhance the quality of care services. The present study was conducted to investigate the women's needs on bed rest during high-risk pregnancy and postpartum period....

[ 6 ] - تاثیر برنامه آموزشی حمایتی خانواده محور بر کفایت شیردهی از دیدگاه مادران

سابقه و هدف: تغذیه انحصاری با شیر مادر در 6 ماه اول زندگی کلیه نیازهای کودک را تامین می کند و باعث ارتقاء سیستم ایمنی و حفاظت در مقابل تعداد و شدت حملات عفونتها، تکامل سیستم ادراکی، رشد اجتماعی و افزایش بهره هوشی کودکان می شود. از مهمترین علل عدم تداوم شیردهی، احساس ذهنی کافی نبودن شیر در مادر است، لذا این مطالعه به منظور ارتقا کفایت شیردهی از دیدگاه مادران با اجرای برنامه آموزشی حمایتی خانواده...

[ 7 ] - Investigating the Relationship between Media Literacy and Health Literacy in Iranian Adolescents, Isfahan, Iran

Background: Today, most of the information related to the health system is provided by the mass media. Learning about health issues requires understanding and recognizing their influence on health behavior and critical analysis of media content by the target audience, especially the most frequent and the most vulnerable one, adolescents. We aimed to ...