Vishnu Khanal, Mandira Adhikari, Kay Sauer, Yun Zhao
A prelacteal feed is any food except mother’s milk provided to a newborn before initiating breastfeeding. Prelacteal feeding is a major barrier to exclusive breastfeeding. It is a prevalent practice in Nepal. Little is known about the factors associated with providing prelacteal feeds to the Nepalese newborn. This study explored the factors associated with providing prelacteal feeds to children un...... hiện toàn bộ
AbstractBackgroundAbout 3% of infants are born with a tongue-tie which may lead to breastfeeding problems such as ineffective latch, painful attachment or poor weight gain. The Hazelbaker Assessment Tool for Lingual Frenulum Function (HATLFF) has been developed to give a quantitative assessment...... hiện toàn bộ
Liming Qiu, Yun Zhao, Colin Binns, Andy H. Lee, Xing Xie
AbstractBackgroundRates of exclusive breastfeeding in China are relatively low and below national targets. The aim of this study was to document the factors that influence exclusive breastfeeding initiation in Zhejiang, PR China.
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Manal Dashti, Scott Jordan, Christine Edwards, Mona Al-Sughayer
AbstractBackgroundExclusive breastfeeding is recommended as the optimal way to feed infants for the first six months of life. While overall breastfeeding rates are high, exclusive breastfeeding is relatively uncommon among Middle Eastern women. The objective of this study was to identify the incidence of breastfeeding amongst wome...... hiện toàn bộ