Early InitiationBreastfeedingRural AreasBurkina FasoBackground: The global recommendations of the WHO and UNICEF are that all infants should start breastfeeding within one hour of birth. It is low-cost and has substantial potential to reduce neonatal and early infant morbidity. The objectives of the...
Background: The global recommendations of the WHO and UNICEF are that all infants should start breastfeeding within one hour of birth. It is low-cost and has substantial potential to reduce neonatal and early infant morbidity. The objectives of the study were to investigate rate of early initia...
and sleeping with honey-soaked dummies, have been associated with the initiation and development of caries in children [6,8]. Inappropriate feeding practices can prolong the exposure of teeth to fermentable carbohydrates;Streptococcus mutansconverts fermentable carbohydrates into acids, and demineralization...
Taxonomic α-diversity metrics and gene richness tended to decline or remain stable over the first 4–6 months of life, during exclusive breastfeeding, but increased as expected with infant age from 6–18 months of age (Supplementary Fig. 3a, b), with the introduction of complementary ...
3 Second, individuals may not keep their postpartum appointments due to several stressors such as lack of sleep, fatigue, breastfeeding difficulties, and adjustment to the newborn.8 Third, if an individual presents for an acute BP evaluation, it is done in the emergency department s...
Despite successful clinical interventions and maternal and child health monitoring for over a century, low and middle-income countries, including South Africa, continue to experience the quadruple burden of disease of high maternal mortality rates and po
Early initiation of breastfeeding (within an hour of birth) has benefits for newborn health and survival. Optimal breastfeeding supports growth, health, and development. Health facilities provide essential pregnancy, maternal, and newborn care and offer
Amir, L. H. & Donath, S. A systematic review of maternal obesity and breastfeeding intention, initiation and duration.BMC Pregnancy Childbirth7, 9 (2007). ArticlePubMedPubMed CentralGoogle Scholar Yu, Z. B. et al. Birth weight and subsequent risk of obesity: a systematic review and meta...
DNA methylation mediates the association between breastfeeding and early-life growth trajectories Epigenetic signature of very low birth weight in young adult life ArticleOpen access19 June 2024 Background Childhood stunting is a result of chronic undernutrition, and even with the available resources, st...
[MD 0.69 cm, 95% CI 0.01 to 1.37] in the first 6 months of life [33,34], and kangaroo mother care (KMC), which includes exclusive breastfeeding, has been shown to improve weight [4.08 g/day (2.30 to 5.86)] and length [0.21 cm/week, (0.03 to 0.38)] in low birth weight ...