this study was designed to assess the frequency of exclusive breastfeeding in two health centers of shahid beheshti university of medical sciences in khak sefid, tehran, iran. a total of 175 mothers, referred for the third dose of their infants' dpt vaccination program participated in the study by completing a questionnaire regarding characteristics of their pregnancy, delivery and exclusive br...

1Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Mansoura, Mansoura, Egypt. Received: 26/08/01; accepted: 08/01/02 ABSTRACT This study was carried out in Dakahlia Governorate to assess current breastfeeding practices using the standardized breastfeeding indicators developed by the World Health Organization and to highlight the impact of some socioeconomic and maternal facto...

Gender equality is integral to a universities’ strategy and agenda. However, there gap when looking through the lens of shared parental leave (SPL) or breastfeeding. This research investigates causal relationship between SPL, breastfeeding, workplace support. A survey targeting women working in UK Higher Education Institutions was conducted February July 2021, 49 completed responses were record...

BACKGROUND The National Guidelines on Infant and Young Child Feeding introduced in 2006 recommended the initiation of breastfeeding immediately after birth, preferably within one hour; exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months; appropriate and adequate complementary feeding from six months of age while continuing breastfeeding; and continued breastfeeding up to the age of two years or be...

OBJECTIVE To explore the extent to which national policies guaranteeing breastfeeding breaks to working women may facilitate breastfeeding. METHODS An analysis was conducted of the number of countries that guarantee breastfeeding breaks, the daily number of hours guaranteed, and the duration of guarantees. To obtain current, detailed information on national policies, original legislation as w...

PURPOSE A mother's working environment is believed to be a major determinant of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) practice. We aimed to define the influence of a facility dedicated to breastfeeding and a breastfeeding support program at the workplace on breastfeeding practice. METHODS A cross-sectional study was performed in five workplaces. The inclusion criteria were female workers whose last c...

BACKGROUND Breastfeeding is accepted as the natural form of infant feeding. For mothers to be able to breastfeed exclusively to the recommended six months, it is important to understand the factors that influence exclusive breastfeeding. The aim of the study was to identify factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding in Peninsular Malaysia. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study involvi...