Purpose: to investigate what effects lingual frenotomy has on breastfeeding. Methods: based the research question - “Is there a relationship between improvement in breastfeeding and frenotomy?” -, bibliographical survey was carried out three databases, using following descriptors: ankyloglossia, frenum, frenotomy. Frenotomy is free term. Original articles with babies up 6 months old who had dif...

this study was designed to assess the frequency of exclusive breastfeeding in two health centers of shahid beheshti university of medical sciences in khak sefid, tehran, iran. a total of 175 mothers, referred for the third dose of their infants' dpt vaccination program participated in the study by completing a questionnaire regarding characteristics of their pregnancy, delivery and exclusive br...

background breast milk is the best and most effective food for infants and their survival and health. promotion of breastfeeding self-efficacy is a goal of breastfeeding education. the purpose of this research was to teach breastfeeding through role-playing and explore its effects on breastfeeding self-efficacy among pregnant women referring to healthcare centers of isfahan, iran. materials and...

Breastfeeding has important consequences for women's health, including lower risk of breast and ovarian cancers as well as type 2 diabetes. Although most pregnant women want to breastfeed, a majority encounter difficulties and are not able to breastfeed as long as they want. Routine maternity care practices can pose significant barriers to successful breastfeeding. To address these practices, C...

Breastfeeding is the optimal method for feeding a newborn. However, some mothers may have difficulties lactating. Domperidone is widely used as a galactagogue but to the best of our knowledge has not been approved by any health authority. The objective of this review was to assess the benefit-risk ratio of domperidone for stimulating lactation. The benefit-risk ratio of domperidone as a galacta...

conclusions the current study showed that breastfeeding duration has no protective effect against childhood leukemia and lymphoma. in addition, we suggest that some factors such as living in a rural area, smoking during pregnancy, parents’ exposure to chemical materials and low socioeconomic status can increase the incidence rate of childhood leukemia and lymphoma. results our findings showed t...

background: the baby-friendly hospital initiative was launched in 1989 by world health organization and the united nations children's fund for the promotion of breastfeeding. this program was implemented in many departments of gynecology and obstetrics and resulted in reduced malnutrition, infection, morbidity and mortality in children. this program has introduced 10 specific steps to supp...

BACKGROUND Although breast milk has numerous benefits for infants' development, with greater effects in those born preterm (at < 37 gestational weeks), mothers of preterm infants have shorter breastfeeding duration than mothers of term infants. One of the explanations proposed is the difficulties in the transition from a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) to the home environment. A person-cent...

Breastfeeding has important consequences for women’s health, including lower risk of breast and ovarian cancers as well as type 2 diabetes. Although most pregnant women want to breastfeed, a majority encounter difficulties and are not able to breastfeed as long as they want. Routine maternity care practices can pose significant barriers to successful breastfeeding. To address these practices, C...