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Knowledge attitudes and practice of breastmilk expression and storage among working mothers with infants under six months of age in Kenya
BACKGROUND: Expression and storage of breastmilk is a strategy that ensures continued breast milk consumption in the event of temporary …
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Breastfeeding-friendly policies and programs in three public Universities in Ghana
BACKGROUND: The United Nations through its Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 3 and 5 has championed Women empowerment for exclusive breastfeeding …
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Prevalence of and factors associated with lactational mastitis in eastern and southern Africa: an exploratory analysis of community-based household surveys
BACKGROUND: Lactational mastitis is an extremely painful and distressing inflammation of the breast, which can seriously disrupt breastfeeding. Most of …
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Enablers and inhibitors of exclusive breastfeeding: perspectives from mothers and health workers in Accra, Ghana
Abstract Background Despite the health and economic benefits of exclusive breastfeeding, there is evidence of a decline globally and in …
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Maternal and health care workers’ perspectives on exclusive breastfeeding in the context of maternal HIV infection, in Busia county, western Kenya: a mixed methods cross-sectional survey
BACKGROUND: World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for 6 months with maternal active antiretroviral therapy (ART) to prevent mother-to-child …
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Promotion of early and exclusive breastfeeding in neonatal care units in rural Rwanda: a pre- and post-intervention study
BACKGROUND: Early initiation of breastfeeding after birth and exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months improves child survival, nutrition and …
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Healthcare worker perspectives on mother’s insufficient milk supply in Malawi
BACKGROUND: Human milk insufficiency is a significant barrier to implementing breastfeeding, and it is identified as a prevalent concern in …
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Skin-to-skin contact and breastfeeding practices in Nigeria: a study of socioeconomic inequalities
BACKGROUND: The effects of breastfeeding practices on children's health are undoubtedly of great interest. However, inequalities in breastfeeding practices and …
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Lack of HIV RNA test result is a barrier to breastfeeding among women living with HIV in Botswana
BACKGROUND: Botswana updated its antiretroviral treatment (ART) guidelines in May 2016 to support breastfeeding for women living with HIV (WLHIV) …
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Prelacteal feeding among infants within the first week of birth in eastern Uganda: evidence from a health facility-based cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Prelacteal feeding hinders early initiation of breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding but is understudied in Uganda. We examined the prevalence …
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Familiar but neglected: identification of gaps and recommendations to close them on exclusive breastfeeding support in health facilities in Malawi
BACKGROUND: Exclusive breastfeeding is widely accepted as a key intervention with proven efficacy for improving newborn survival. Despite international commitments …
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Prelacteal feeding practice and its associated factors among mothers having children less than 2 years of age in East Africa: a multilevel analysis of the recent demographic and health surveys
BACKGROUND: Prelacteal feeding is a major public health problem that increases the risk of morbidity and mortality in children. It …
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Nurses’ and midwives’ perspectives on how the pursuit for the ‘perfect’ body image affects their own breastfeeding practices: a qualitative study in Ghana
BACKGROUND: Body image concerns have been widely documented in the literature as one reason why most women shorten the breastfeeding …
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One-week recall period gives a more accurate estimate of exclusive breastfeeding practice than 24-h recall among infants younger than six months of age
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization recommends a 24-h recall period to estimate breastfeeding practice of mothers of infants aged younger …
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Maternal and child factors associated with timely initiation of breastfeeding in sub-Saharan Africa
BACKGROUND: The probability of not breastfeeding within the first hour after delivery (timely initiation of breastfeeding) is particularly pronounced in …
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Impact of cesarean section on timely initiation of breastfeeding in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract Background Timely initiation of breastfeeding is feeding of breast milk within one hour of birth, however, three in five …
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Association between breastfeeding and preeclampsia in parous women: a case –control study
BACKGROUND: Preeclampsia is a global health problem and it is the main cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. …
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Breastfeeding and employed mothers in Ethiopia: legal protection, arrangement, and support
BACKGROUND: Breastfeeding is the single, most cost-effective intervention to reduce worldwide child mortality. Women empowerment interventions have positive impacts on …
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A systematic review of qualitative research on barriers and facilitators to exclusive breastfeeding practice in sub-Saharan African countries
BACKGROUND: Studies reporting factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding are mostly quantitative. No study has performed a systematic qualitative summary to …
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Determinants of breastfeeding practice in Pujehun district, southern Sierra Leone: a mixed-method study
BACKGROUND: It is well established that exclusive breastfeeding can play a critical role in reducing child morbidity and mortality. Limited …