I have read the article of Aytekin et al. (1) titled “The effect of feeding with spoon and bottle on the time of switching to full breastfeeding and sucking success in preterm babies” with interest. In this study, spoon feeding and bottle feeding methods which are used as assistive methods in the period of transition from enteral feeding to breastfeeding were compared. It was found that the tim...

background : due to the recognized benefits of breastfeeding, health policies have been based on the promotion of breastfeeding and it seems that one suitable way to promote breastfeeding is electronic learning. in this survey, the impact of a breastfeeding electronic education package on mothers’ knowledge of breastfeeding was evaluated. methods: this quasi-experimental and single blind study ...

Induced by the widespread use of social software in personal contexts, companies wish to profit from its advantages. Owing to limited IT budgets and the need to justify investments in such systems, it is important to assess the benefits of employing social software in the corporate context. In this paper, we propose conceptual models for assessing the success of two specific types of social sof...

Maternal psychological state is recognised to influence lactation success, largely by affecting milk ejection. Thus, increased psychological distress can disrupt milk flow and in the long-term, affect milk synthesis. Conversely, it is possible that milk ejection could be improved by using relaxation therapy during breastfeeding. We performed a systematic review to evaluate the effectiveness of ...

Background  Exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months and continued breastfeeding up to 2 years or more is a desirable approach for infant’s nutrition. A mother's breastfeeding empowerment is considered an important factor in promoting breastfeeding and identifying its facilitating factors can contribute to the development of effective policies and intervention. This study with a qualita...

objective: to determine the pattern of breastfeeding in infants who conceived by assisted reproductive techniques (art). materials and methods: in a cross-sectional study, 312 infants were selected by the non-random consecutive method from art infants who referred by royan institute to child health research department. infants were born between septembers 2007and september 2009 in tehran. infan...