Breastfeeding in a global context: epidemiology, impact, and future directions

K North, M Gao, G Allen, ACC Lee - Clinical Therapeutics, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction More than 98% of infant deaths occur in low-and middle-income countries
(LMICs). Breastfeeding improves infant survival and protects against certain illnesses, such …

Role of breastfeeding in disease prevention

AC Masi, CJ Stewart - Microbial Biotechnology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Human milk provides the infant with many bioactive factors, including immunomodulating
components, antimicrobials and prebiotics, which modulate the infant microbiome and …

Policy statement: breastfeeding and the use of human milk

JY Meek, L Noble, Section on Breastfeeding - Pediatrics, 2022 - publications.aap.org
Breastfeeding and human milk are the normative standards for infant feeding and nutrition.
The short-and long-term medical and neurodevelopmental advantages of breastfeeding …

[HTML][HTML] The need to study human milk as a biological system

P Christian, ER Smith, SE Lee, AJ Vargas… - The American journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Critical advancement is needed in the study of human milk as a biological system that
intersects and interacts with myriad internal (maternal biology) and external (diet …

Technical report: breastfeeding and the use of human milk

JY Meek, L Noble - Pediatrics, 2022 - publications.aap.org
Breastfeeding and human milk are the normative standards for infant feeding and nutrition.
The short-and long-term medical and neurodevelopmental advantages of breastfeeding …

Prevalence of pneumonia and its associated factors among under-five children in East Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

B Beletew, M Bimerew, A Mengesha, M Wudu… - BMC pediatrics, 2020 - Springer
Background Pneumonia is defined as an acute inflammation of the Lungs' parenchymal
structure. It is a major public health problem and the leading cause of morbidity and mortality …

[PDF][PDF] Breastfeeding and the use of human milk

JY Meek, L Noble - Pediatrics, 2022 - eatsonfeetsresources.org
Breastfeeding and human milk are the normative standards for infant feeding and nutrition.
The short-and long-term medical and neurodevelopmental advantages of breastfeeding …

[HTML][HTML] Mother's own milk compared with formula milk for feeding preterm or low birth weight infants: systematic review and meta-analysis

NA Strobel, C Adams, DR McAullay, KM Edmond - Pediatrics, 2022 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVES We assessed the effect of feeding preterm or low birth weight infants with
infant formula compared with mother's own milk on mortality, morbidity, growth …

Does extending the duration of legislated paid maternity leave improve breastfeeding practices? Evidence from 38 low-income and middle-income countries

Y Chai, A Nandi, J Heymann - BMJ global health, 2018 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction Among all barriers to breastfeeding, the need to work has been cited as one of
the top reasons for not breastfeeding overall and for early weaning among mothers who …

Determinants of the early initiation of breastfeeding in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

AE Ahmed, OA Salih - International breastfeeding journal, 2019 - Springer
Background National surveys in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia continue to show rates of
breastfeeding below global recommendations. Delay of timely or early initiation of …