backgroundalthough exclusive breastfeeding (ebf) is highly emphasized by the experts, nulliparous women do not adhere to this behavior at a desirable level. since it seems that mothers’ beliefs and values play an important role in their adherence to these behaviors, the present study, aimed to perform a careful analysis of the behavior and evaluation of factors associated with the ebf in nullip...

introduction: breast milk is a complete food for growing children until 6 months of age, and mothers, as the most important child health care, play a decisive role in their growth. so promoting  their attitude toward the benefits of breastfeeding ensures guarantee child health in the future. this study aimed to assess maternal knowledge and attitude of mashhad toward exclusive breast milk feedi...

OBJECTIVE To improve understanding of how first time mothers who belong to a socioeconomic group with particularly low rates of breast feeding decide whether or not to initiate breast feeding. DESIGN Qualitative semistructured interviews early in pregnancy and 6-10 weeks after birth. SETTING Women's homes in east end of London. SUBJECTS 21 white, low income women expecting their first bab...

BACKGROUND Coeliac disease (CD) is a disorder that may depend on genetic, immunological, and environmental factors. Recent observational studies suggest that breast feeding may prevent the development of CD. AIM To evaluate articles that compared effects of breast feeding on risk of CD. METHODS Systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies published between 1966 and June 2004...

OBJECTIVES There is a relationship between infant feeding method and maternal postpartum depression (PPD). This study was carried out in an Iranian population to compare the prevalence of PPD symptoms between breast feeding and non-breast feeding mothers for first time. METHODS Four health centers in Ahvas were selected by random sampling in 2009. At first 78 non-breast feeding mothers at two...

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...

OBJECTIVE To assess the relationships between maternal breast-feeding intention, attitudes, self-efficacy and knowledge at 7 months' gestation with exclusive or full breast-feeding at 3 months postpartum. DESIGN Prospective cohort study with structured home interviews during pregnancy and 3 months after delivery. SETTING Two rural sub-districts of Kishoreganj district, Bangladesh. SUBJECT...

OBJECTIVE We assessed the uptake of a nutritional intervention promoting exclusive breast-feeding with early cessation between 3 and 4 months of age to reduce postnatal transmission of HIV in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. DESIGN Between March 2001 and March 2003, HIV-infected pregnant women who had received perinatal antiretroviral prophylaxis were systematically offered prenatally 2 infant feeding...