BACKGROUND Most mothers stop breast-feeding before the recommended 6 months post partum. A systematic review showed that breast-feeding support programs by health care professionals did not substantially improve breast-feeding outcomes beyond 2 months post partum. We conducted a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effect of peer (mother-to-mother) support on breast-feeding duration amon...

introduction: breast feeding is universally and traditionally practicised in india. experts advocate breast feeding as the best method of feeding young infants. objective: to assess the role of various factors in determining colostrum feeding in block r. s. pura of district jammu. materials and methods: a stratified two-stage design with villages as the primary sampling unit and lactating mothe...

–Feeding practices play a pivotal role in determining optimal development of infants. Poor breast feeding and infant feeding practices have adverse consequences for the health and nutritional status of children, which in turn has consequences on the mental and physical development of the child. A population based cross-sectional sample survey covering lactating mothers with a history of at leas...

results it was found that mothers of the case group had a greater susceptibility to depression than those of the control group, that is, breastfeeding status was directly associated with susceptibility to depression (p = 0.001, or = 5.48). furthermore, there was a significant association between basic characteristics such as maternal occupational status (p = 0.04) or their educations (p = 0.006...

background in the early months of life, breastfeeding increases chance of survival, reduces recovery time after disease and mortality due to infections such as diarrhea and acute respiratory infections. however, infants who are exclusively breast-fed for more than 6 months in developing countries may be at increased risk of anemia. therefore, the aim of study was to assess the relation between ...

BACKGROUND Breast-feeding has shown to give a reduction in the risk of hospitalization due to respiratory tract infections and gastrointestinal conditions during the first two years of life. The association of breast-feeding with all admission causes and with fever of unknown origin (FUO) was analysed. METHODS A case-reference study in Cantabria (northern Spain) was carried out. Cases (n=336)...

Breast-feeding is a known protective factor against breast cancer. Breast-feeding duration is influenced by hormone levels, milk production, and lifestyle factors. The aims were to investigate how breast-feeding duration and milk production affected tumor characteristics and risk for early breast cancer events in primary breast cancer patients. Between 2002 and 2008, 634 breast cancer patients ...

Concentrations of HIV-1 RNA and DNA in mucosal compartments influence the risk of sexual transmission and mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1. Breast milk production is physiologically regulated such that supply is a function of infant demand, but whether demand also influences HIV-1 dynamics in breast milk is unknown. We tested whether minor and major changes in feeding frequency influence b...

Background: Febrile convulsion (FC) is one of the most common emergency diseases in childhood that has an incidence of3-4%. The most common causes ofFC are gastroenteritis and respiratory infections. We know that exclusive breast-feeding in the first 6 months oflife decreases this disorder. Methods: In this study we evaluated the frequency of exclusive breast-feeding on children who had FC...