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...

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 ...

a survey was made, to study the midwives involvement in preparing the primigravida women for breast feeding, in health centers associated with the ministry of health and medical education (tehran 1993) a total of 50 practicing midwives took part in this study. the tool was a check-list containing two sections. the first part had six items pertaining to the subject,s demographic characteristics....

introduction: breast milk is a complete food for growing children until 6 months of age, and mothers, as the most important child health care, play a decisive role in their growth. so promoting  their attitude toward the benefits of breastfeeding ensures guarantee child health in the future. this study aimed to assess maternal knowledge and attitude of mashhad toward exclusive bmf in the first ...

background: mothers’ empowerment in breast-feeding is a key motivational and psychological factor for continuous breast-feeding. therefore, this study was designed to examine the effects of family-centered educational-supportive program on mothers’ empowerment in breastfeeding. materials and methods: in this random clinical trial, pregnant women who met inclusion criteria were gradually selecte...