OBJECTIVES To survey pediatricians on their breastfeeding knowledge, attitudes, and practices and to compare these results with those of a 1995 study. DESIGN Cross-sectional follow-up survey. SETTING The Periodic Survey of Fellows survey conducted by the American Academy of Pediatrics. PARTICIPANTS The survey was completed by 875 pediatrician members of the American Academy of Pediatrics ...

INTRODUCTION Exclusive Breastfeeding (EBF) rates remain low in both low-income and high-income countries despite World Health Organization recommendations for EBF till 6 months. Breastfeeding has been shown to have a protective effect against gastrointestinal infections, among other benefits. Large-scale interventions focusing on educating mothers about breastfeeding have the potential to incre...

BACKGROUND Exclusive breastfeeding is the most widely known and effective intervention for preventing early-childhood deaths. Optimum breastfeeding practices can prevent 1.4 million deaths worldwide among children under five every year. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding and associated factors among mothers who have an infant less than six months old i...

Multiple health organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, 1 endorse the recommendation for exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life. In the United States, most women initiate breastfeeding, but a majority do not meet their intended goals of duration.2 There is a complex interplay of factors that impact breastfeeding outcomes, which include sociodemographic varia...

The aim of this study is to identify some traditional practices used for the newborn babies in Turkey and to discuss the possible effects of these practices upon the health of the babies. The traditional care practices (salting, swaddling, holluk, starting breastfeeding late, practices against newborn jaundice, making the forties, etc.) reported to be most prevalent between January 2008 and Oct...

Introduction. Breastfeeding is recognized as one of the best ways to decrease infant mortality and morbidity. However, women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) may have breastfeeding barriers due to the increased risk of neonatal and pregnancy complications. While the prevalence of GDM is increasing worldwide, it is important to understand the full implications of GDM on breastfeeding out...

Appropriate feeding practices are of fundamental importance for the survival, growth, development, health and nutrition of infants and children everywhere. In this light, the optimal duration of exclusive breastfeeding is one of the crucial public health issues that WHO keeps under continual review. There has long been consensus on the need for exclusive breastfeeding; however, there has been c...

We report the infant feeding experiences in the first month of life for 2,053 infants participating in "Malnutrition and Enteric Infections: Consequences for Child Health and Development" (MAL-ED). Eight sites (in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Brazil, Peru, South Africa, Tanzania), each followed a cohort of children from birth (by day 17), collecting detailed information on infant feeding...

OBJECTIVE To assess the current knowledge, attitudes and practices of Paediatricians and Obstetricians in the greater Johannesburg area, using WHO/UNICEF 10 Steps to Successful Breastfeeding as a guideline. DESIGN Survey. SUBJECTS All Paediatricians and Obstetricians registered with the SAMDC and practising in the greater Johannesburg area. RESULTS Most Paediatricians and Obstetricians ad...