Attrition in longitudinal studies is a major threat to the representativeness of data and generalizability findings. Typical approaches address systematic nonresponse are either expensive unsatisfactory (e.g., oversampling) or rely on unrealistic assumption missing at random multiple imputation). Thus, models that effectively predict who most likely drops out subsequent occasions might offer op...

BACKGROUND: It has proven difficult to reach World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations that infants be exclusively breastfed from birth to six months of age 12, yet there is limited knowledge about interventions that are effective in increasing breastfeeding initiation and duration. Particularly lacking is evidence about how to maintain breastfeeding rates in countries which already have ...

OBJECTIVE To derive prediction models for both initiation and cessation of breastfeeding using demographic, psychological and obstetric variables. DESIGN A prospective cohort study. SETTING Women delivering at Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, UK. DATA SOURCES Demographic data and psychological measures were obtained during pregnancy by questionnaire. Birth details, feeding method at birth and ...

JJM Medical College and *Bapuji Child Health Institute and Research Center, Davangere, Karnataka, India. [email protected] REFERENCES 1. Edmond KM, Zandoh C, Quigley MA, Amenga-Etego S, Owusu-Agyei S, Kirkwood BR. Delayed breastfeeding initiation increases risk of neonatal mortality. Pediatrics. 2006;117:e380-6. 2. Evidence for the ten steps to successful breastfeeding. Geneva: World He...

Women’s contributions to food production and security are often overlooked, thus perpetuating inequitable unsustainable globalized commercial systems. role as producers in the first-food system, breastfeeding, is largely invisible underfunded, encouraging consumption of environmentally milk formula (CMF). This policy brief highlights opportunities for including funding interventions enabling br...

This report updates the status of the Landing Craft Air Cushion Vehicle (LCAC) Navigator Selection System prediction algorithm. The last revision took place at the end of 1997. With the receipt of new training data, the prediction algorithm was changed in June 2000 to take advantage of these new data. Some rough estimates of the new attrition rate and the rejection rate due to the selection sys...

OBJECTIVE Nutritional, immunological and psychological benefits of exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life are unequivocally recognized. However, mothers should also be aware of the importance of breastfeeding for promoting adequate oral development. This study evaluated the association between breastfeeding and non-nutritive sucking patterns and the prevalence of anterior open b...

The postpartum period (typically the first six weeks after delivery) may underscore physical and emotional health issues in new mothers. A structured approach to the postpartum office visit ensures that relevant conditions and concerns are discussed and appropriately addressed. Common medical complications during this period include persistent postpartum bleeding, endometritis, urinary incontin...