OBJECTIVE to explore infant feeding decisions among low-income women living in Ireland to gain an in-depth understanding of the factors, which influence breast feeding initiation and continuation. DESIGN a descriptive qualitative study using focus groups and semi-structured interviews. SETTING community and primary health-care settings in the Republic of Ireland. PARTICIPANTS a convenienc...

OBJECTIVE Postnatal depression may interfere with breast feeding. This study tested the ability of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) to predict later breast feeding problems, hypothesising that risk of unsuccessful breast feeding increased with increasing EPDS scores, even at low values. DESIGN The authors administered the EPDS on days 2-3 after delivery to 592 mothers of a heal...

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...

In addition to providing nutrition and immunological protection, breast-feeding has positive effects on the development of the infant's oral cavity. The aim of the present study is to assess breast-feeding patterns and to analyze the influence of breast-feeding practices and maternal sociodemographic variables on the prevalence of non-nutritive sucking habits in a sample of Brazilian infants. T...

AIM To examine the relation between the duration of breast feeding and morbidity as a result of respiratory illness and infection in the first year of life. METHODS Prospective birth cohort study of 2602 live born children ascertained through antenatal clinics at the major tertiary obstetric hospital in Perth, Western Australia. Main outcome measures were hospital, doctor, or clinic visits, a...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the effect of exclusive breast feeding and partial breast feeding on infant mortality from diarrhoeal disease and acute respiratory infections in Latin America. DESIGN Attributable fraction analysis of national data on infant mortality and breast feeding. SETTING Latin America and the Caribbean. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Mortality from diarrhoeal disease and acute respir...

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...

The aim of this study was to investigate the determinants of breast-feeding according to the characteristics of mother and her child. Cox proportional hazard model technique has been employed to investigate the determinants of breast-feeding. The data were utilized from a sample survey of Palpa and Rupandehi districts of rural Nepal. The study revealed that the current age of mothers, their edu...