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Is 6 months still the best for exclusive breastfeeding and introduction of solids? A literature review with consideration to the risk of the development of allergies.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Health professionals advising mothers on the introduction of solid foods to infants need evidence-based guidelines. A literature review on this topic was undertaken to examine the current international recommendations of expert bodies and evidence-based research published since 2003. Particular reference in this review is made to the timing of introducing food allergens and the risk of development of allergy in the child. Recommendations in developed countries of reducing this risk by avoidance of allergenic foods until the child is of varying ages past 6 months have been challenged by recent population studies. Where ...
Source: Breastfeeding Review - July 1, 2009 Category: Midwifery Authors: Anderson J, Malley K, Snell R Tags: Breastfeed Rev Source Type: journals

Factors associated with early breastfeeding cessation in Frankston, Victoria: a descriptive study.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study describes the reasons for early cessation of breastfeeding from the perspectives of the mothers, midwives and maternal and child health (M&CH) nurses in Frankston, Victoria. Interviews were conducted with women who had ceased to breastfeed within three weeks of birth. Midwives who regularly worked in the home visiting program and M&CH nurses participated in focus groups. The main aim was to describe local factors associated with early breastfeeding cessation. Themes identified included: midwifery assistance; knowledge, expectations and reality; social influences; influence of health professionals. These ...
Source: Breastfeeding Review - July 1, 2009 Category: Midwifery Authors: Gilmour C, Hall H, McIntyre M, Gillies L, Harrison B Tags: Breastfeed Rev Source Type: journals

Why calcium in breastmilk is independent of maternal dietary calcium and vitamin D.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Adequate calcium intake is vital for infant health, and some cases of rickets have been associated with a low concentration of calcium in breastmilk. The concentration of calcium in breastmilk has been shown to vary widely both between mothers, and over the course of lactation. To address potential concerns about the adequacy of calcium intake for infants who are exclusively breastfed, we discuss the factors likely to be affecting the concentration of calcium in breastmilk. We review and provide new evidence for a physicochemical model of the interactions of calcium with other components of breastmilk, particularly pho...
Source: Breastfeeding Review - July 1, 2009 Category: Midwifery Authors: Kent JC, Arthur PG, Mitoulas LR, Hartmann PE Tags: Breastfeed Rev Source Type: journals

Mothers' experiences with breastfeeding management and support: a quality improvement study.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The purpose of this study was to examine the experiences on mothers with regard to the breastfeeding support and management provided by healthcare professionals on an acute care postpartum unit in a multiethnic obstetrical referral center in Montreal, Canada. The study survey was largely based on the UNICEF/World Health Organization's (1998) ten steps to successful breastfeeding. The convenience sample included 60 recently-delivered mothers. Findings indicated that primiparous women and women who delivered by caesarean section consistently received more information about breastfeeding management than multiparous women ...
Source: Breastfeeding Review - March 1, 2009 Category: Midwifery Authors: Sarasua I, Clausen C, Frunchak V Tags: Breastfeed Rev Source Type: journals

Mothers' experiences of sharig breastfeeding or breastmilk co-feeding in Australia 1978-2008.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study attempts to fill this information gap by investigating the sharing of breastfeeding or expressed breastmilk by Australian women in a recent thirty-year period, 1978-2008. The objective of this study was to explore the mothers' experiences of sharing breastfeeding or human milk including: the circumstances in which this bodily fluid was freely shared; what screening process, if any, was used before the milk of another mother was accepted; the mothers' feelings about the experience; the reported attitudes of others; and the children's behaviour when put to the breast of someone other than the mother. The underpinn...
Source: Breastfeeding Review - March 1, 2009 Category: Midwifery Authors: Thorley V Tags: Breastfeed Rev Source Type: journals

Time to step up to the plate: adopting the WHO 2006 growth curves for US infants.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19385346 [PubMed]
Source: Breastfeeding Review - March 1, 2009 Category: Midwifery Authors: Greer FR Tags: Breastfeed Rev Source Type: journals

Infant feeding and professional advice in the first half of the 20th century in Greece.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study aims to assess the role that health professional and State policies played in shaping breastfeeding practices and attitudes in Greece during the first half of the 20th century. Original texts were used; including those concerned with breastfeeding traditions, health professionals' attitudes to breastfeeding, infant feeding patterns, partial breastfeeding, artificial feeding and State policies for the promotion of breastfeeding. Content analysis was used and breastfeeding rates were considered. In the first two decades of the 20th century, most Greek women breastfed their children, as advised by other experienced...
Source: Breastfeeding Review - November 1, 2008 Category: Midwifery Authors: Pechlivani F, Matalas AL, Bakoula C Tags: Breastfeed Rev Source Type: journals

The benefits of phone support and home visits: an evaluation of the City of Kingston's Breastfeeding Support Service.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This paper presents an evaluation of the City of Kingston Breastfeeding Support Service that was performed in 2006. The evaluation utilised a mail-out questionnaire designed to investigate mothers' breastfeeding expectations, experiences, issues and support received, in addition to their experience of using the Service. Seventy-seven percent of mothers contacted the service for support due primarily to problems with positioning and attachment, nipple pain or mastitis. Other reasons were also cited, reflecting that it takes time and experience for women to learn to breastfeed and to develop an understanding of their lac...
Source: Breastfeeding Review - November 1, 2008 Category: Midwifery Authors: Coffield K Tags: Breastfeed Rev Source Type: journals

The WHO Child Growth Standards and current Western growth references.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19133398 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Source: Breastfeeding Review - November 1, 2008 Category: Midwifery Authors: Cole TJ Tags: Breastfeed Rev Source Type: journals

The new WHO Child Growth Standards: possible effects on exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19133397 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Source: Breastfeeding Review - November 1, 2008 Category: Midwifery Authors: Cattaneo A, Guóth-Gumberger M Tags: Breastfeed Rev Source Type: journals

Why the new WHO growth charts are dangerous to breastfeeding.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19133396 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Source: Breastfeeding Review - November 1, 2008 Category: Midwifery Authors: Binns C, James J, Lee MK Tags: Breastfeed Rev Source Type: journals

Make or break. Mothers' experiences of returning to paid employment and breastfeeding: a New Zealand study.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
When mothers return to paid employment, which more and more are doing, they often give up breastfeeding. This qualitative study aims to describe New Zealand mothers' experiences of returning to paid employment and infant feeding. Thirty-four mothers who had given birth between 2003 and 205 were interviewed regarding their experiences and decisions about returning to paid employment following the birth of their child. The presence or absence of the factors of space, time, and support emerged as key factors in the mothers' perception of their ability to continue to breastfeed on their return to paid employment. Employers...
Source: Breastfeeding Review - July 1, 2008 Category: Midwifery Authors: Payne D, James L Tags: Breastfeed Rev Source Type: journals

Who supports breastfeeding?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
'Breastfeeding is best for baby' is the view supported by many health organisations including Australia's National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and the World Health Organization (WHO). This literature review of both quantitative and qualitative studies was conducted to determine who supports women to breastfeed successfully in the current environment. Results indicated that fathers, other family members and friends can have a significant impact in supporting breastfeeding if they are positive about breastfeeding and have the skills to support breastfeeding. Health professionals are more effective in thei...
Source: Breastfeeding Review - July 1, 2008 Category: Midwifery Authors: Clifford J, McIntyre E Tags: Breastfeed Rev Source Type: journals

The power of obstinacy. Keynote address delivered at State of the Art of Mother Support Summit (WABA/LLLI), 18-19 July 2007, Chicago.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 18767232 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Breastfeeding Review - July 1, 2008 Category: Midwifery Authors: Helsing E Tags: Breastfeed Rev Source Type: journals