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Breast feeding

Postpartum depression as the main predictor of impaired mother- infant bonding: A prospective study in a low-risk obstetric and neonatal cohort

Marielle Ribeiro Feitosa, Saint Clair Gomes Júnior, Emanuella Carneiro Melo, Antonio Brazil Viana Júnior, Paulo César de Almeida, Fernanda Rebelo

published 29 May 2026

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Building breastfeeding knowledgeable health systems: Focus groups with physician leaders

Miena Meek Hall, Julie A. Patterson, Alexandra L. MacMillan Uribe, Liliana Simon, Anne R. Eglash, Katherine R. Standish

published 28 May 2026

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Contraceptive uptake and characteristics in the immediate postpartum period among women attending Tygerberg Academic Hospital

Denise Sproul, Michael McCaul, Gerhard Hanekom

published 28 May 2026

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Exclusive breast feeding practice and associated factors among Rural and Urban mothers of child aged 0–6 months in Tahtay Maichew District of Tigray, Ethiopia, 2023/2024: Comparative cross sectional study

Mebrahtom Birhane Tikue, Teklay Zeru Weldearegawi, Teklemariam Gebregziabher Goitom, Berhe Gebrehiwot Tewele, Nebiat Desale Gidey, Willi Bahre

published 30 Apr 2026

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Healthcare professionals’ perspectives on medicine prescribing, vaccination, and alternative therapies in pregnancy and breastfeeding: A qualitative study from Catalonia, Spain

Berta Munné-Barellas, Andrea García-Egea, Maria Giner-Soriano, Cristina Vedia-Urgell, Cristina Martínez-Bueno, Cristina Aguilera, Lina Camacho-Arteaga, Marta Lestón-Vázquez, Ainhoa Gómez Lumbreras, Laura Medina-Perucha

published 29 Apr 2026

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Factors affecting feeding choices in infants and toddlers in northern Jordan: A cross-sectional study

Wajdi Amayreh, Mohammad Al-Magableh, Jomana Alsulaiman, Mahdi Alshboul, Maan Amayreh, Ahmad Al-Maqableh, Razan Qasem, Tamara Al-Nemrat

published 24 Apr 2026

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Antenatal intimate partner violence and breastfeeding practices: Evidence from a national longitudinal study in Ethiopia

Zelalem Nigussie Azene, Berihun Dachew, Nicole Reilly, Solomon Abrha Damtew, Catherine MacPhail

published 24 Apr 2026

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Validating self-reported exclusive breastfeeding in Eswatini using stable isotope techniques

Kwanele Siyabonga Simelane, Tholakele Mhlanga, Nhlakanipho Sandziso Mkhaliphi, Siniketiwe Zwane, Glorious Dlamini, Henry Gadaga, Helen Mulol, Anna Coutsoudis

published 15 Apr 2026

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Virologic suppression among HIV-positive pregnant and lactating women receiving antiretroviral therapy in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Berihun Agegn Mengistie, Getie Mihret Aragaw, Gebrye Gizaw Mulatu, Kindu Yinges Wondie, Alemneh Tadesse Kassie, Alemken Eyayu Abuhay, Wondimnew Mersha Biset, Moges Tesfa Tsega, Abay Eyayu Asrie, Tazeb Alemu Anteneh, Habtu Kifle Negash, Eshet Gebrie, Nuhamin Tesfa Tsega

published 13 Apr 2026

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Prevalence and social determinants of breastfeeding practices in urban slums and urban non-slum areas in India: A comparative analysis

Suliat Fehintola Akinwande, Chiamaka Okonkwo, Kalonde Malama, Thabani Nyoni, Kehinde Oluwatosin Akinwande

published 08 Apr 2026

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Pooled prevalence and co-occurrence of diarrhea and wasting and its associated factors among children aged 6–24 months in East Africa: Insight from recent demographic health survey: A multilevel analysis

Alemakef Wagnew Melesse, Mahlet Alehegn, Tigabu Kidie

published 20 Mar 2026

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Trends and determinants of prelacteal feeding practice in rural Bangladesh from 2004 to 2019: A multivariate decomposition analysis

Ya Gao, Amanda C. Palmer, Andrew L. Thorne-Lyman, Saijuddin Shaikh, Hasmot Ali, Hannah Tong, Monica M. Pasqualino, Lee S. Wu, Kelsey Alland, Kerry J. Schulze, Alain B. Labrique, Rolf D. Klemm, Parul Christian, Keith P. West Jr.

published 11 Mar 2026

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Serious game prototype for nurses on nipple-areolar lesions resulting from fungal infections in breastfeeding

Lays Pinheiro de Medeiros, Luana Souza Freitas, Anna Alice Carmo Gonçalves, Iasmin Freitas Bessa, Rhayssa de Oliveira e Araújo, Isabelle Katherinne Fernandes Costa

published 06 Mar 2026

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