This article's aim is to review the literature on racial and ethnic disparities in breastfeeding
rates and practices, address barriers to breastfeeding among minority women, conduct a …

Lactation consultants depend on a vast multidisciplinary knowledge base to support their
practices. To coincide with the 20-year anniversary of the International Lactation Consultant …

Aim of the study to explore the information sources used by women during pregnancy to
meet their information needs regarding pregnancy, birth and the postpartum period. Design …

Objective. To investigate first-time mothers' views about antenatal childbirth and parenthood
education and their contact with other class participants after birth, and to compare …

Purpose Despite a substantial amount of evidence on breastfeeding among non-adolescent
mothers, research and strategies uniquely designed to target adolescent mothers are critical …

Aim and objectives. This paper aims to highlight the information‐based dilemmas of a
particular group of healthcare patients, first‐time mothers over 35 years. Background. In …

Objective to describe first-time fathers experiences of their prenatal preparation in relation to
challenges met in the early parenthood period. Design a qualitative study was conducted …

Objective To determine whether participating in childbirth classes is associated with
pregnancy outcomes. Methods A retrospective study was conducted to review the medical …

Background There is significant evidence to support the importance of prenatal care in
preventing adverse outcomes such as preterm birth and low infant birth weight. Previous …

Childbirth education is considered a key component to prenatal care, although many women
do not receive any formalized preparation. There are multiple models of childbirth education …