BACKGROUND Malnutrition is a major public health problem in developing countries and exclusive breastfeeding is an efficient strategy that can be used to prevent malnutrition and reduce child mortality. The objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of community volunteers in promoting exclusive breastfeeding from birth in an area of endemic malnutrition. METHODS This evaluation...

BACKGROUND Although breastfeeding is common in Democratic Republic of the Congo, the proportion of women who exclusively breastfeed their babies up to 6 months remains low. This study aimed at identifying predictors of discontinuing exclusive breastfeeding before six months among mothers in Kinshasa. METHODS A prospective study was carried out from October 2012 to July 2013 among 422 mother-c...

This study used a retrospective comparison of 2 naturally occurring groups, first to examine how exclusive versus partial breastfeeding relates to duration of breastfeeding and, second, to determine if factors such as age and body mass index are associated with exclusive versus partial breastfeeding duration. These factors were hypothesized to influence the amount of breastfeeding in a sample o...

BACKGROUND Suboptimal breastfeeding is associated with higher mortality among infants and young children in the developing world. We describe patterns in 'exclusive breastfeeding' and 'any breastfeeding' rates and quantify exposure to suboptimal breastfeeding among children aged two years or younger in developing countries. METHODS We reviewed nationally representative surveys that collected ...

BACKGROUND Overweight and obesity are increasing among children all over the world. Socio-economic factors may influence the development of overweight and obesity in childhood, and it has been proposed that breastfeeding may protect against obesity. The aim of our study was to examine the relationship between exclusive breastfeeding and obesity when potential confounders, such as socioeconomic ...

OBJECTIVES To observe postpartum migraine recurrence among migraine sufferers before pregnancy, its classifications and associated factors and to compare women, who were exclusively breastfeeding, with those that used other forms of infant feeding. METHODS Out of 686 consecutively assisted women, at the first postnatal week, 266 were identified as migraine sufferers before pregnancy. Among th...

Background: The rate of exclusive breast feeding is low in many societies and has diminished in recent years in Iran. This study was conducted to determine the effects of postpartum mother–infant skin-to-skin contact on exclusive breastfeeding in neonatal period. Materials and Methods: This was a randomized control trial. 114 healthy primiparous mothers and their neonates were recruited in Om-...

I I M T his is a review of the immunologic activities and protective benefits of human breast milk against infection. It details important concepts bout the developing immunity of infants, bioactive actors and antiinflammatory properties of breast milk, ntestinal microflora in infants, probiotics and prebiotcs, and the dynamic interactive effects of breast milk n the developing infant. Studies ...