Introduction: Exclusive breastfeeding for up to 6 months has an important role in infant and maternal health and prevention of child mortality. And the present study aimed to examine the factors affecting exclusive breastfeeding in children under 6 months and evaluate the achievement of the World Health Organization's goal for 2025 at the national level. Materials and Methods: In this national ...

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...

Background and Objective: Exclusive breastfeeding up to 6 months after birth is recommended by the World Health Organization in order to increase infants' survival and reduce the rate of their diseases. This study was carried out aimed to investigate the relationship between prenatal intention to exclusive breastfeeding and maternal practice within 6 months after delivery in Kashan. Material...

Background: Breastfeeding has the highest efficacy in promoting health and preventing disorders and diseases. Cessation of breastfeeding, especially in the first six months after delivery (the critical time), has a profound effect on the emotional and physical health of mothers and children. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the exclusive breastfeeding pattern and its re...

Introduction: Considering the importance of breastfeeding and its benefits for infants and the need for necessary education for successful breastfeeding, the present study aimed to determine the knowledge, self-efficacy, and performance of mothers in the field of exclusive breastfeeding and its related factors in infants less than 6 months of age in Ashkzar, Yazd. Methods: This descriptive-ana...

  Background and Aim: Exclusive breastfeeding which has been recommended as the best feeding method for infants up to six months has a protective effect against mortality and morbidity. Nevertheless, breastfeeding is not a universal practice and reduction in breastfeeding rate is now considered as a serious problem, especially in developing countries. The aim of this study was to evaluate�the�e...

Background & Aim: Breast milk provides many healthy nutrients to infants. Support provided by health care provider has positive effects on duration of breastfeeding. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of telephone counseling on continuity and duration of breastfeeding among primiparus women. Methods & Materials: This clinical trial was conducted on 140 primiparus women re...