This study examines factors affecting weaning pattern of mothers residing in Shiraz(Iran).A cohort of 329 mothers who gave birth at the 14 maternity clinics of shiraz during two consecutive weeks in 1996 were selected randomly.mothers were visited 11 times at home during 2 years post delivery and their breast feeding performance and its associatef factors were examined closely.mother,s knowledg...

background: prelacteal feeding is an underestimated problem in a developing country like india, where infant mortality rate is quite high. the present study tried to find out the factors determining prelacteal feeding in rural areas of north india. methods: a crosssectional study was conducted among recently delivered women of rural uttar pradesh, india. multistage random sampling was used for ...

background: in some verses in holy quran; 233 surat al-baghare , 15 al-ahghaf , 14 loghman and 6 al-talagh, breastfeeding, gravidity, and parity recommended to the parents and expected their children to be accountable to the parents; particularly to mothers due to tolerate of pregnancy and breastfeeding duration. methods: the case-control study included 376 patients diagnosed between      2001-...

there is a relationship between infant feeding method and maternal postpartum depression (ppd). this study was carried out in an iranian population to compare the prevalence of ppd symptoms between breast feeding and non-breast feeding mothers for first time.four health centers in ahvas were selected by random sampling in 2009. at first 78 non-breast feeding mothers at two months postpartum wer...

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...

dear editor,   implementing health and family planning programs is the most effective way for birth control. intrauterine device (iud) is an effective long-acting contraceptive mean. 1 considering little side effects and good compatibility of iud to physiologic hormonal alterations occurring during breast feeding, the device is an acceptable contraceptive mean in nursing mothers. 2 in spite of ...