OBJECTIVES UK guidance advises HIV-positive women to abstain from breast feeding. Although this eliminates the risk of postnatal vertical transmission of HIV, the impact of replacement feeding on mothers is often overlooked. This qualitative study examines, for the first time in the UK, decision-making about infant feeding among African women living with HIV. METHODS Between 2010 and 2011, we...

In addition to providing nutrition and immunological protection, breast-feeding has positive effects on the development of the infant's oral cavity. The aim of the present study is to assess breast-feeding patterns and to analyze the influence of breast-feeding practices and maternal sociodemographic variables on the prevalence of non-nutritive sucking habits in a sample of Brazilian infants. T...

AIM To examine the relation between the duration of breast feeding and morbidity as a result of respiratory illness and infection in the first year of life. METHODS Prospective birth cohort study of 2602 live born children ascertained through antenatal clinics at the major tertiary obstetric hospital in Perth, Western Australia. Main outcome measures were hospital, doctor, or clinic visits, a...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the effect of exclusive breast feeding and partial breast feeding on infant mortality from diarrhoeal disease and acute respiratory infections in Latin America. DESIGN Attributable fraction analysis of national data on infant mortality and breast feeding. SETTING Latin America and the Caribbean. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Mortality from diarrhoeal disease and acute respir...

introduction: breast feeding is universally and traditionally practicised in india. experts advocate breast feeding as the best method of feeding young infants. objective: to assess the role of various factors in determining colostrum feeding in block r. s. pura of district jammu. materials and methods: a stratified two-stage design with villages as the primary sampling unit and lactating mothe...

The aim of this study was to investigate the determinants of breast-feeding according to the characteristics of mother and her child. Cox proportional hazard model technique has been employed to investigate the determinants of breast-feeding. The data were utilized from a sample survey of Palpa and Rupandehi districts of rural Nepal. The study revealed that the current age of mothers, their edu...

BACKGROUND Many women stop smoking before or during pregnancy, or while breast-feeding (nursing). OBJECTIVES To assess the relation between breast-feeding and smoking habits. METHODS A survey was conducted among 920 women attending family health clinics (group 1) and a maternity department (group 2) on their breast-feeding and smoking habits. RESULTS A total of 156 women (16.95%) smoked d...

OBJECTIVE To ascertain the attitudes of health professionals and breast feeding mothers to breast feeding and their views on current practice. DESIGN Questionnaire to all midwives and health visitors and to breast feeding mothers in Newcastle upon Tyne. SETTING Maternity units and community in Newcastle upon Tyne. SUBJECTS 127 hospital midwives, 23 community midwives, 63 health visitors, ...

conclusions the risk of ra increased with delayed menarche, advanced maternal age at first delivery and early age at menopause. however, longer duration of breast-feeding, parity, large number of children and consumption of ocs were found as protective independent variables against ra. methods this case-control study was conducted on 231 patients with ra and 238 controls among females aged 26 -...