BACKGROUND Estimated effects of breast-feeding on childhood health vary between studies, possibly due to confounding by baseline maternal and child characteristics. Possible time-dependent confounding has received little consideration. Our aim was to evaluate the impact of such confounding. METHODS We estimated the relationship between cumulative exclusive breast-feeding up to 6 months and wh...

OBJECTIVES UK guidance advises HIV-positive women to abstain from breast feeding. Although this eliminates the risk of postnatal vertical transmission of HIV, the impact of replacement feeding on mothers is often overlooked. This qualitative study examines, for the first time in the UK, decision-making about infant feeding among African women living with HIV. METHODS Between 2010 and 2011, we...

Introduction: Breastfeeding is an important principle in pediatric health. It decreases their mortality and protect them fromm diseases in the first 6-month of life. This study aimed to determined Maternal Knowledge and practice in Mashhad City about Breast-feeding in first 6 -month of Infant's life.   Materials and Methods: This Analytic study was conducted on 105 mothers who had a child ...

OBJECTIVE To ascertain the attitudes of health professionals and breast feeding mothers to breast feeding and their views on current practice. DESIGN Questionnaire to all midwives and health visitors and to breast feeding mothers in Newcastle upon Tyne. SETTING Maternity units and community in Newcastle upon Tyne. SUBJECTS 127 hospital midwives, 23 community midwives, 63 health visitors, ...

conclusions herbal tea of fenugreek seed in comparison to the control group improves the signs of breast milk sufficiency. results before the intervention there was no significant difference between weight, height, head circumference, the number of wet diapers and frequency of defecation between the two groups (p > 0.05), yet the number of breast feeding times of the control group was more than...

background: limited data are available indicating associates of stunting among iranian c hildren. objective: this study was conducted to investigate determinants of stunting in first grade primary school children of tehran in 2007. methods: in this case‑control study, 3147 school children were selected by multistage cluster random sampling method from 5 districts of tehran. anthropometric measu...

conclusion applying serologic tests for infant whose mother is suspected of brucellosis seems logical. patient the patient was a 3.5 month infant with irritability, loss of appetite and immobility of left hip joint since 10 days ago. there was no medical problem during fetal and neonatal period of his life. the infant nutrition was provided by breast feeding. about one month ago his mother has ...

Background: Distanceeducation for mothers with suckling babies can have a high effect and more proponents due to short time of such mothers as well as other problems like bringing infant with themselves. Authors of this research have shared an experience on application of social network of Telegram for educational intervention in field of continued breast feeding and complementary feeding of ch...

the most common reason for women ceasing breast-feeding were lack of support and appropriate advice. to explore the advice about breast-feeding given by community midwives and compare and contrast their advice in swansea (uk) and shahrekord (iran). data collected through semi-structured interview with a sample of 12 community midwives, 6 from each country. purposive sample was selected as capab...