While a substantial proportion of breastfeeding women stop early in the postpartum period, some women are able to breastfeed for longer periods. The aim of this research was to explore the experience of breastfeeding with a subsample of Hong Kong women who have breastfed for longer than 6 months. Participants (n=17) were recruited from a larger infant-feeding study (n=360) conducted in tertiary...

Human milk is a complex secretion that is the sole ideal food for babies for at least the first 6 months of life. The amount and composition of the milk is largely independent of the mother's diet. The composition of the milk changes during lactogenesis II, and these changes can be used as biochemical markers of the onset of copious milk secretion. After 1 month of lactation, there are few furt...

background the positive effect of breastfeeding on the health of the mother, child and community has been globally accepted, but the rate of breastfeeding is still not at an acceptable level. breastfeeding support can greatly influence the continuity and success of breastfeeding. this qualitative study aimed to explain the iranian women’s experiences of breastfeeding support. materials and meth...

Introduction: The overall rate of exclusive breastfeeding for infants under six months age is only 41%. Many factors are known to contribute unsuccessful breastfeeding, including maternal age. Adolescent mothers associated with the incidence early marriage. Currently, there has been an estimated number marriages around 650 million in world. This study aimed explore behavior marriage mothers. Me...

BACKGROUND Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is a significant and increasing contributor to maternal mortality and morbidity. Following a PPH, women may have difficulties initiating and sustaining breastfeeding, although little has been published on this issue. The aim of this study was to describe breastfeeding experiences in a cohort of women following a significant PPH. METHODS This is a descri...

During pregnancy, smoking involves a higher risk both for women and their unborn children to suffer serious diseases such as placental cord changes, placenta previa, ectopic pregnancy, intrauterine growth retardation, pre-eclampsia, spontaneous abortion, premature birth, low birth weight, birth defects, congenital urinary tract anomalies, fetal and infant deaths, sudden infant death syndrome, l...

BACKGROUND When and how to wean breastfed infants exposed to HIV infection has provoked extensive debate, particularly in low-income countries where safe alternatives to breastfeeding are rarely available. Although there is global consensus on optimal infant-feeding practices in the form of guidelines, practices are sub-optimal in much of sub-Saharan Africa. Policy-makers and health workers fac...

Breastfeeding is the natural way of feeding a new-born. The COVID-19 scenario makes breastfeeding more challenging than usual periods. This study aimed to describe experiences mothers with infection. Qualitative data were collected from thirteen COVID-19-infected immediate postnatal through google form questionnaires and in-depth interviews. infected faced difficulties in their babies. Some cou...

background : exclusive nutrition with breastfeeding is the health provider of the infant and mothers and its continuing would provide more advantages. exclusive nutrition on different communities is affected by different factors. this study aimed to determine continuous exclusive breastfeeding and some of the related factors. methods : this was a descriptive-analysis prospective study. the stud...

The purpose of this qualitative research was to explore the needs and difficulties of mothers who had multiple babies at Sakarya County by focusing on their breastfeeding experience. Ten mothers who gave birth to multiple infants participated in the study voluntarily. The framework method of data analysis was applied systematically both within and across cases, with categories and themes identi...