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Maternal Fat Intake during Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Initiation
… and child. Prominent reasons for not initiating breastfeeding include lactation problems and perceived insufficient milk supply. Animal studies have shown that a high fat diet is associated with negative changes in the lactation process, while omega-3 supplementation appears to have positive …
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Case Study: Breastfeeding Facilitation and Initiation within one Prison Nursery Program
<p>Breastfeeding rates of incarcerated women in the U.S. are unknown. As the female prison population rises, little to no data exists on breastfeeding initiation within prison nursery programs. The purpose of this case study was to assess breastfeeding facilitation and initiation within one prison …
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The effects of maternal weight perceptions and concerns, depression and smoking on infant feeding practices
… a standard deviation of 5.4 respectively. The breastfeeding initiation rate for mothers enrolled in the study was 77.7%. The mean age (months) of child when formula and solid food was introduced was 1.2 with a standard deviation of 1.4 and 4.4 with a standard deviation of 1.0 respectively. The …
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Helping Mothers Defend their Decision to Breastfeed
The United States has established breastfeeding as an important health indicator within the Healthy People agenda. Healthy People target goals for breastfeeding initiation, duration, and exclusivity remain unmet. The US Surgeon General's Office reports that lack of knowledge and widespread …
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Understanding Infant Feeding Choices among Hmong-American Women in Saint Paul, MN
… Interviews suggest that American norms of breastfeeding in public, hectic lifestyles in a new country, and lack of cultural knowledge about pumping and storing breast milk influenced 1st- and 1.5-generation participants to exclusively use formula. For 2nd-generation participants, the …
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Breastfeeding Influencing Factors in Thai Adolescent Mothers
Background: Breastfeeding is well established as the optimal method for ensuring healthy infant nutrition. However, many adolescents remain unaware of the role of breastfeeding. Adolescent mothers continue to have the lowest rate of breastfeeding in many countries including Thailand, with only 17% …
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Breastfeeding practices among women living with HIV who started antiretroviral therapy in pregnancy in Cape Town South Africa
… illness as a determinant of non-adherence to breastfeeding recommendations among women living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) remains an understudied phenomenon in low- and middle-income countries like South Africa. Our aim was to investigate the relationship between postpartum women …
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Breastfeeding education and support needs for women after a cesarean delivery or epidural anesthesia
… require specific education and interventions for breastfeeding success. The objective of this study was to examine the prevalence of breastfeeding initiation and duration and explore specific breastfeeding needs for women who have had a Cesarean delivery or epidural anesthesia. Sixteen postpartum …
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Newborn Kangaroo Care Immediately after Cesarean Birth
… <p><em>Global Aim:</em> Improve exclusive breastfeeding rates from 76% to 80% in the Perinatal Unit during the newborn’s hospital admission by February 2018.</p> <p><em>Project Aim:</em> Improve the percentage of mother/baby skin-to-skin (kangaroo holding) from a baseline of 55% to 65% by …
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The Effect of Income Level on the Relationship Between the Personal Support Matrix and Sustained Breastfeeding
… include the objective for women to sustain breastfeeding at a higher rate than they are currently.The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) now recommends that all infants be fed human milk for the first year of life instead of the previously recommended first six months of life. …
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Constraints on Breastfeeding Choices for Low Income Mothers
… society. The U.S. government has made increasing breastfeeding rates one of its major public health goals for 2010. Breastfeeding is a health disparity issue with mothers who are poor, young, less educated or Black less likely to breastfeed. This project examined impacts of sexual perceptions of …
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Breastfeeding and Mothers with Chronic Health Conditions
Breastfeeding and Mothers with Chronic Health Conditions Breastfeeding may be most beneficial for women with specific chronic illness and may decrease the risk or prevent those illnesses from developing in their children. This study examined the initiation and duration rates of mothers identified …
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Exploring acceptability and feasibility of a wearable device to facilitate home phototherapy treatment for newborn jaundice in rural Scotland: an interpretive description study.
… of family units at the pivotal point for breastfeeding initiation and bonding. The aim of this research was to explore - with healthcare professionals and parents - the acceptability and feasibility of a wearable device to facilitate home phototherapy treatment for newborn jaundice in …
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Analyzing A Framework of Breastfeeding & Lactation Support in the United States
Early breastfeeding cessation is common in the United States (US); despite a breastfeeding initiation rate of 85%, only 27% of infants born in 2022 met the evidence-based recommendation of six months of exclusive breastfeeding. This has widespread negative impacts on maternal and child health, …
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What influences infant feeding decisions for Māori mothers aged 15-24 years?
… evidence that supports the profound benefits of breastfeeding for infant and maternal health are reportedly well known by mothers and health professionals alike. Yet in New Zealand [NZ] nationally collected statistics show breastfeeding rates continue to fall well short of Ministry of Health …
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Why has breastfeeding become challenging in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia? An interpretative phenomenological study based on mothers’ lived experiences
<b>Background</b>: The duration of breastfeeding has declined in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) in recent decades, although accurate national data are lacking. Thirty years ago, a survey conducted in most Saudi regions found that any breastfeeding rate at two years of age was 62%. The most …
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Breastfeeding of preterm infants. Associated factors in infants, mothers, and clinical practice.
Breastfeeding has even more pronounced health benefits for preterm infants than for full-term infants, but preterm infants are less breastfed. There is no consensus in Danish neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) about which clinical methods facilitate breastfeeding. Skin-to-skin contact between …
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Diet and Bone Mass In British Children: An Examination of theInfluence of Breastfeeding, Fruit and Vegetable Intake, and Protein Consumption
… suggests that other aspects of diet such breastfeeding, fruit and vegetable intake and protein consumption may also have important consequences on bone health. This dissertation sought to examine the effects of these three factors on bone mass in British children at 10 and 16 years of age. …
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Factors influencing migrant maternal and infant nutrition in Cape Town, South Africa
… analysis of participants’ experience of breastfeeding, formula feeding, and complementary feeding took place in the context of high rates of breastfeeding initiation but low rates of exclusive breastfeeding in many parts of Africa, including migrants’ countries of origin. In this study, …
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Social Policy and Family Well-Being: Essays in Applied Microeconomics
… of sources and variation in the timing of IHVPE initiation across states, I show that IHVPE achieves its stated goal of substantially increasing paternity establishment rates. However, I show that IHVPE also affects another margin of parental behavior. I find a \emph{negative} effect on parental …