Do Maternal Quality of Life and Breastfeeding Difficulties Influence the Continuation of Exclusive Breastfeeding?

Mother and Neonate Skin-to-Skin Contact and Exclusive Breastfeeding in the first two months of life: Clinical Trial

Background: Breast milk is the best nutrition and the most valuable gift that every mother offers to her neonate. Exclusive breastfeeding is the best method to feed an infant. Mother and neonate skin-to-skin contact is an effective manner to increase it.  Aim of this study was to investigate the effect of skin-to-skin contact education between mother and infant on the amount of exclusive breast...

Effects of home visit on perceived social support of mothers and the continuation of exclusive breastfeeding: A randomized clinical trial study

Introduction: Exclusive breastfeeding does not continue until six months in many places. It is seem, many factors are involved. The interventions for increase mothers’ social support during breastfeeding could be effective. The aim of this study was to examine effect of home visit on social support and the continuity exclusive breastfeeding in Bokan city from kurdestan province. Materials and M...

Correlation of Maternal Obesity and Exclusive Breastfeeding

Background: Many factors affect exclusive breastfeeding, include method of delivery, parity, maternal age and education, smoking, ethnicity, pregnancy complications, infant health, and environmental factors such as hospital practices, and social support. Recently, maternal obesity has been suggested as a risk factor for poor breast-feeding practices whose role has not...

Abstract Background: There is further evidence of breast feeding benefits for mother and infant health. In some regions of the world the rate of exclusive breastfeeding during the first 6 months of infant’s life has been decreased. The most important factors associated with the problem are socio-economic variables such as maternal age, mother’s employment status, level of education, and infant...

بررسی وضعیت تغذیه انحصاری با شیرمادردر کودکان مادران مراجعه کننده به مراکز بهداشتی درمانی شهر ساری

Background and purpose: Exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months after birth has an important role in preventing children morbidity and mortality. Understanding the factors that influence exclusive breastfeeding is critical in promoting this behavior. This study aimed to determine the factors predicting exclusive breastfeeding among children of mothers attending primary health center...