Background Despite public health efforts to promote breastfeeding, global rates of
breastfeeding continue to trail behind the goals identified by the World Health Organization …

Breastfeeding provides optimal nutrition for the healthy growth of infants and is associated
with reduced risks of infectious diseases, child and adult obesity, type 2 diabetes, and other …

Aims To explore the experiences of breastfeeding women. Background There is a plethora
of data demonstrating that human breast milk provides complete nutrition for human infants …

Background Childhood obesity is a global health concern. Early intervention to help parents
adopt best practice for infant feeding and physical activity is critical for maintaining healthy …

The purpose of this study was to explore the experience of breastfeeding among refugee
women from Liberia, Sierra Leone, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo living in …

Abstract Background The United Kingdom has one of the lowest breastfeeding rates in
Europe, with the initiation and continuation of breastfeeding shown to be closely related to …

Objectives to characterise breast feeding practices among Brazilian adolescents and identify
their breast feeding needs. Methods the study was undertaken in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil in …

Little is known about the infant feeding experiences of refugees residing in the UK. To
enable successful health promotion for this population, such experiences must be …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic relapsing inflammatory disorder of the
gastrointestinal tract associated with significant morbidity. While IBD occurs in genetically …

Background Among women who intend to exclusively breastfeed, it is important to identify
mothers and their infants who have a greater risk of formula supplementation in hospital …