The majority of epidemiological studies of breast feeding have been conducted in healthy, fullterm infant samples. Little is known about the incidence and correlates of breast milk feeding in preterm infants, particularly in those born outside of metropolitan areas. Therefore, hospital medical charts of 151 consecutively admitted preterm infants (</=34 weeks gestational age), in the US, were re...

The consensus often reported is that there is a modest but significant protective effect of breast-feeding on obesity risk. Numerous investigators have reported that ‘‘breast-feeding reduces childhood adiposity.’’ This article provides a brief review of the existing literature on breast-feeding and obesity, highlighting a number of factors that may have led to overstatement of positive effects....

–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...

BACKGROUND In Britain only 42% of women who initiate breast feeding are still breast feeding at four months, despite well documented health benefits. AIM To explore whether sociodemographic and social support information collected routinely by health visitors at the new birth assessment can help predict which women will give up breast feeding before three months. METHOD A survey of 279 cons...

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 ...

Background: Hyperbilirubinemia is a common problem in neonates. It is observed during the first week of the life in approximately 60% of term and 80% of preterm neonates. Kernicterus is a rare but serious consequence of undiagnosed hyperbilirubinemia. In this situation, indirect bilirubin deposit in the brain and causes transient dysfunction and occasionally permanent neuronal damage. The aim o...

Initiation of breast-feeding within 1 h after birth has been associated with reduced neonatal mortality in a rural Ghanaian population. In South Asia, however, breast-feeding patterns and low birth weight rates differ and this relationship has not been quantified. Data were collected during a community-based randomized trial of the impact of topical chlorhexidine antisepsis interventions on neo...

OBJECTIVES To develop a composite index to describe the overall breast-feeding performance of infants<6 months of age; and, using this index, to identify the factors associated with poor breast-feeding practices and the association between breast-feeding and infant morbidity. DESIGN, SETTING AND SUBJECTS The 2003 Demographic and Health Survey was a multi-stage cluster sample survey of 4320 ho...

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 ...