OBJECTIVE To identify characteristics of adolescent mothers who bottle-feed who considered breast-feeding their infants and strategies to promote breast-feeding within this special group. DESIGN Adolescents completed an hour-long interview within 48 hours of delivery that elicited factors considered important to the mother's feeding decision and indices of mental health. SETTING Postpartum ...

Maternal obesity interferes with the initiation and maintenance of lactation in animal models but it has not been investigated widely in women. We reviewed medical records from a white population to examine the relation between prepregnant overweight [body mass index (BMI; in kg/m2) 26.1-29.0] and obesity (BMI > 29.0) on initiation and duration of breast-feeding. Logistic regression revealed th...

The purpose of this experiment was to investigate the effect of one-week feeding of flaxseeds (rolled/extruded) on performance, n-3 fatty acids and oxidative stability of meat in broiler chickens. Seven pelleted diets (36-42d) were provided in a 3×2 factorial arrangement with three flaxseed levels (5, 10, and 15%) and two processing methods (rolled/extruded) and a zero flaxseed control diet. Be...

In North Delhi, India, 83 community workers (anganwadi workers) in the ICDS project Alipur participated in a survey designed to assess their knowledge and attitude about breast feeding and to identify gaps in their knowledge of breast feeding. 98.7% knew that breast feeding should be begun immediately after birth. 92.7% knew that the newborn should receive the colostrum. Only 56.6% knew that...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the factors associated with discontinuation of breast-feeding before 12 months in order to make suggestions for achieving long-term breast-feeding. DESIGN A descriptive cross-sectional study. SETTING Gazi University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey. SUBJECTS Mothers of 1230 children who discontinued breast-feeding at least 15 d before the last visit were asked to fill...

HIV-1 (subsequently referred to as HIV) infection may be transmitted to the infant during breast-feeding. The risk of transmission varies with stage of maternal infection, duration of breast-feeding, type of breast-feeding (i.e. exclusive or mixed breast-feeding), and breast pathology. Recent studies support the findings of a meta-analysis (Dunn et al. 1992) and indicate that when breast-feedin...