International Breastfeeding Journal

Article	Citations
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic lockdown on exclusive breastfeeding in non-infected mothers	68
Breastfeeding during the COVID-19 pandemic – a literature review for clinical practice	64
Knowledge, attitude, and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers in East Africa: a systematic review	47
Breastfeeding mothers with COVID-19 infection: a case series	46
Nutritional supplements and mother’s milk composition: a systematic review of interventional studies	32
The relationship between perceived milk supply and exclusive breastfeeding during the first six months postpartum: a cross-sectional study	31
Circadian changes in the composition of human milk macronutrients depending on pregnancy duration: a cross-sectional study	26
Examining supports and barriers to breastfeeding through a socio-ecological lens: a qualitative study	24
Are our babies off to a healthy start? The state of implementation of the Global strategy for infant and young child feeding in Europe	24
Oropharyngeal administration of colostrum for preventing necrotizing enterocolitis and late-onset sepsis in preterm infants with gestational age ≤ 32 weeks: a pilot single-center randomized controlled	24
Effectiveness of a smartphone-based educational intervention to improve breastfeeding	24
Interventions to promote exclusive breastfeeding among young mothers: a systematic review and meta-analysis	24
Does breastfeeding protect children from COVID-19? An observational study from pediatric services in Majorca, Spain	24
Psychosocial barriers and enablers of exclusive breastfeeding: lived experiences of mothers in low-income townships, North West Province, South Africa	23
Effectiveness of biological nurturing on early breastfeeding problems: a randomized controlled trial	23
Examining working mothers’ experience of exclusive breastfeeding in Ghana	23
Breastfed 13 month-old infant of a mother with COVID-19 pneumonia: a case report	23
Dietary patterns and their association with breast milk macronutrient composition among lactating women	22
Knowledge, attitude, motivation and planning of breastfeeding: a cross-sectional study among Jordanian women	22
A review of the disruption of breastfeeding supports in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in five Western countries and applications for clinical practice	22
Associations between breastfeeding and cognitive function in children from early childhood to school age: a prospective birth cohort study	20
Prelacteal feeding practices in Pakistan: a mixed-methods study	20
Barriers and facilitators to breastfeeding during the immediate and one month postpartum periods, among Mexican women: a mixed methods approach	20
Determinants of exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months in China: a cross-sectional study	20
Factors associated with duration of breastfeeding in Spain: a cohort study	19

The impact of coronavirus outbreak on breastfeeding guidelines among Brazilian hospitals and maternity services: a cross-sectional study	19
Intermittent kangaroo mother care and the practice of breastfeeding late preterm infants: results from four hospitals in different provinces of China	19
The role of prenatal food insecurity on breastfeeding behaviors: findings from the United States pregnancy risk assessment monitoring system	19
Achieving global targets on breastfeeding in Thailand: gap analysis and solutions	19
Factors associated with delayed initiation of breastfeeding in health facilities: secondary analysis of Bangladesh demographic and health survey 2014	19
A systematic review of qualitative research on barriers and facilitators to exclusive breastfeeding practice in sub-Saharan African countries	19
Efficacy of behavioral interventions to improve maternal mental health and breastfeeding outcomes: a systematic review	18
Exploring the barriers and facilitators to the acceptability of donor human milk in eastern Uganda – a qualitative study	18
The economic benefits of increasing breastfeeding rates in Spain	18
Mistakes from the HIV pandemic should inform the COVID-19 response for maternal and newborn care	18
Understanding breastfeeding behaviours: a cross-sectional analysis of associated factors in Ireland, the United Kingdom and Australia	18
Factors that influence mothers’ prenatal decision to breastfeed in Spain	17
Exclusive breastfeeding during the 40-day rest period and at six months in Lebanon: a cross-sectional study	17
Evaluating antenatal breastmilk expression outcomes: a scoping review	15
Are the doctors of the future ready to support breastfeeding? A cross-sectional study in the UK	15
Barriers and challenges of infant feeding in disasters in middle- and high-income countries	15
Helpful and challenging aspects of breastfeeding in public for women living in Australia, Ireland and Sweden: a cross-sectional study	14
Early feeding practices and associated factors in Sudan: a cross-sectional analysis from multiple Indicator cluster survey	14
Socioeconomic inequalities in early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding practices in Bangladesh: findings from the 2018 demographic and health survey	14
Association between breastfeeding and new mothers’ sleep: a unique Australian time use study	14
Adaptation and validation of the Iowa infant feeding attitude scale and the breastfeeding knowledge questionnaire for use in an Ethiopian setting	14
Prenatal breastfeeding knowledge, attitude and intention, and their associations with feeding practices during the first six months of life: a cohort study in Lebanon and Qatar	14
A prospective cohort study on lactation status and breastfeeding challenges in mothers giving birth to preterm infants	14
Interactions between cortisol and lipids in human milk	13
Breastfeeding may have a long-term effect on oral microbiota: results from the Fin-HIT cohort	13
Association of prenatal counselling and immediate postnatal support with early initiation of breastfeeding in Uttar Pradesh, India	13
Factors associated with abandoning exclusive breastfeeding in Mexican mothers at two private hospitals	13
Breastfeeding experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain:a qualitative study	13
Realities and challenges of breastfeeding policy in the context of HIV: a qualitative study on community perspectives on facilitators and barriers related to breastfeeding among HIV positive mothers i	13
Breastfeeding practices among Syrian refugees in Turkey	13
Positive breastfeeding experiences and facilitators in mothers of preterm and low birthweight infants: a meta-ethnographic review	12
Exclusive breastfeeding patterns in Tanzania: Do individual, household, or community factors matter?	12
Maternal nutritional status and child feeding practices: a retrospective study in Santal communities, Birbhum District, West Bengal, India	12
Vulnerable families and costly formula: a qualitative exploration of infant formula purchasing among peri-urban Peruvian households	12
Factors associated with post NICU discharge exclusive breastfeeding rate and duration amongst first time mothers of preterm infants in Shanghai: a longitudinal cohort study	12
Corporate political activity of the baby food industry: the example of Nestlé in the United States of America	12
Management of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis in lactation: case report and review of the literature	12
Good practices in perinatal care and breastfeeding protection during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: a national situation analysis among BFHI maternity hospitals in Spain	12
The effect of donor human milk on the length of hospital stay in very low birthweight infants: a systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Prenatal infant feeding intentions and actual feeding practices during the first six months postpartum in rural Rwanda: a qualitative, longitudinal cohort study	11
Effects of baby-friendly practices on breastfeeding duration in China: a case-control study	11
“If I have money, I cannot allow my baby to breastfeed only …” barriers and facilitators to scale-up of peer counselling for exclusive breastfeeding in Uganda	11
Randomized clinical trial of the effect of the onset time of skin-to-skin contact at birth, immediate compared to early, on the duration of breastfeeding in full term newborns	11
Impact of cesarean section on timely initiation of breastfeeding in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	11
The yearly financing need of providing paid maternity leave in the informal sector in Indonesia	11
Prevalence of and factors associated with early initiation of breastfeeding among women with children aged < 24 months in Kilimanjaro region, northern Tanzania: a community-based cross-sectional st	11
Maternal and child factors associated with timely initiation of breastfeeding in sub-Saharan Africa	11
Relationship between maternal body mass index with the onset of breastfeeding and its associated problems: an online survey	11
Recommendations for breastfeeding during Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic	11
Breastfeeding, pregnancy, medicines, neurodevelopment, and population databases: the information desert	10

Perinatal psychological interventions to promote breastfeeding: a narrative review	10
The effect of breastfeeding education with grandmothers’ attendance on breastfeeding self-efficacy and infant feeding pattern in Iranian primiparous women: a quasi-experimental pilot study	10
Acceptability of donor breastmilk banking among health workers: a cross-sectional survey in Zimbabwean urban settings	10
Maternal satisfaction with breastfeeding in the first month postpartum and associated factors	10
Feeding in the first six months of life is associated with the probability of having bronchiolitis: a cohort study in Spain	10
A Qualitative Exploration of the Determinants of Exclusive Breastfeeding (EBF) Practices in Wajir County, Kenya	10
Reported infant feeding practices and contextual influences on breastfeeding: qualitative interviews with women registered to MomConnect in three South African provinces	10
Exposure to marketing of breastmilk substitutes in Mexican women: Sources and scope	10
Expression profiles of hsa-miR-148a-3p and hsa-miR-125b-5p in human breast milk and infant formulae	10
Barriers for early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding up to six months in predominantly rural Sri Lanka: a need to strengthen policy implementation	10
The estimated incidence of lactational breast abscess and description of its management by percutaneous aspiration at the Douala General Hospital, Cameroon	10
Predicting risk of early discontinuation of exclusive breastfeeding at a Brazilian referral hospital for high-risk neonates and infants: a decision-tree analysis	9
Macronutrient, immunoglobulin a and total antioxidant capacity profiles of human milk from 1 to 24 months: a cross-sectional study in Thailand	9
Prevalence and factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding among rural mothers of infants less than six months of age in Southern Nations, Nationalities, Peoples (SNNP) and Tigray regions, Ethiopi	9
What does early initiation and duration of breastfeeding have to do with childhood mortality? Analysis of pooled population-based data in 35 sub-Saharan African countries	9
Comparing breastfeeding experiences between mothers spending the traditional Chinese confinement period in a confinement centre and those staying at home: a cohort study	9
Early essential newborn care is associated with increased breastfeeding: a quasi-experimental study from Sichuan Province of Western China	9
Work and breast milk feeding: a qualitative exploration of the experience of lactating mothers working in ready made garments factories in urban Bangladesh	9
Experiences of workplace breastfeeding in a provincial government setting: a qualitative exploratory study among managers and mothers in South Africa	9
Knowledge and practice of induction of lactation in trans women among professionals working in trans health	9
Determinants of low breastfeeding self-efficacy amongst mothers of children aged less than six months: results from the BADUTA study in East Java, Indonesia	9
Skin-to-skin contact and breastfeeding practices in Nigeria: a study of socioeconomic inequalities	9
Calcium, zinc, and vitamin D in breast milk: a systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Self-efficacy, support and sustainability – a qualitative study of the experience of establishing breastfeeding for first-time Australian mothers following early discharge	9
Maternal experience of intimate partner violence is associated with suboptimal breastfeeding practices in Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia: insights from a DHS analysis	9
Role of human milk banks amid COVID 19: perspective from a milk bank in India	9
Improving breastfeeding support through the implementation of the Baby-Friendly Hospital and Community Initiatives: a scoping review	9
Factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding at discharge during the COVID-19 pandemic in 17 WHO European Region countries	8
Patterns and predictors of exclusive breastfeeding in Chinese Australian mothers: a cross sectional study	8
Infant feeding guideline awareness among mothers living with HIV in North America and Nigeria	8
The association between intrapartum interventions and immediate and ongoing breastfeeding outcomes: an Australian retrospective population-based cohort study	8
Enablers and inhibitors of exclusive breastfeeding: perspectives from mothers and health workers in Accra, Ghana	8
Shift-work and breastfeeding for women returning to work in a manufacturing workplace in Taiwan	8
A mixed-methods study on the association of six-month predominant breastfeeding with socioecological factors and COVID-19 among experienced breastfeeding women in Hong Kong	8
Corporate political activity of baby food companies in Thailand	8
Intimate partner violence and exclusive breastfeeding of infants: analysis of the 2013 Nigeria demographic and health survey	8
Plants, food and treatments used by BaKongo tribes in Uíge (northern Angola) to affect the quality and quantity of human breast milk	8
Association of prenatal medical risk with breastfeeding outcomes up to 12 months in the All Our Families community-based birth cohort	7
“Fear of stopping” vs “wanting to get off the medication”: exploring women’s experiences of using domperidone as a galactagogue - a qualitative study	7
Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding practice and its association with maternal employment in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	7
A cross-sectional study of lactation room quality and Dutch working mothers’ satisfaction, perceived ease of, and perceived support for breast milk expression at work	7
The effect of maternal depressive symptoms on infant feeding practices in rural Ethiopia: community based birth cohort study	7
Impact of personal and environmental factors affecting exclusive breastfeeding practices in the first six months during the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand: a mixed-methods approach	7
Is maternal cigarette or water pipe use associated with stopping breastfeeding? Evidence from the Jordan population and family health surveys 2012 and 2017–18	7
Feasibility, acceptability, and potential efficacy of an innovative postnatal home-based breastfeeding peer support programme in Hong Kong: a feasibility and pilot randomised controlled trial	7
Factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding practice among mothers in nine community health centres in Nanning city, China: a cross-sectional study	7
Implementation and effectiveness of continuous kangaroo mother care: a participatory action research protocol	7
Sociodemographic and lifestyle correlates of exclusive breastfeeding practices among mothers on antiretroviral therapy in the Eastern Cape, South Africa	7
Understanding factors affecting breastfeeding practices in one city in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: an interpretative phenomenological study	7
Familiar but neglected: identification of gaps and recommendations to close them on exclusive breastfeeding support in health facilities in Malawi	7
Breast milk to blood lead ratios among women from the West Bank of Palestine: a cross-sectional study of associated factors	7
The visibility of breastfeeding as a sexual and reproductive health right: a review of the relevant literature	7
Human milk banks in the response to COVID-19: a statement of the regional human milk bank network for Southeast Asia and beyond	7
“I was determined to breastfeed, and I always found a solution”: successful experiences of exclusive breastfeeding among Chinese mothers in Ireland	7
A scoping review of breastfeeding peer support models applied in hospital settings	7
Breastfeeding, feeding practices and stunting in indigenous Ecuadorians under 2 years of age	7
Establishing exclusive breastfeeding among in-patient malnourished infants in a rural Kenyan hospital: mothers’ experiences of a peer supporter intervention	7
Mothers’ strategies for creating positive breastfeeding experiences: a critical incident study from Northern Sweden	6
Predictors for timely initiation of breastfeeding after birth in the hospitals of Nepal- a prospective observational study	6
The association between breastfeeding and childhood obesity/underweight: a population-based birth cohort study with repeated measured data	6
Effectiveness of peer counseling and membership in breastfeeding support groups in promoting optimal breastfeeding behaviors in the Philippines	6
Impact of gestational diabetes mellitus on the duration of breastfeeding in primiparous women: an observational cohort study	6
Participation in the “nutrition at the Centre” project through women’s group improved exclusive breastfeeding practices, as measured by the deuterium oxide dose-to-mother technique	6
Determinants of optimum exclusive breastfeeding duration in rural India: a mixed method approach using cohort and content analysis design	6
Administration of breast milk cell fractions to neonates with birthweight equal to or less than 1800 g: a randomized controlled trial	6
Trends in breastfeeding practices and mothers’ experience in the French NutriNet-Santé cohort	6
Perspectives about the baby friendly hospital/health initiative in Australia: an online survey	6
A cross-sectional comparison of breastfeeding knowledge, attitudes, and perceived partners’ support among expectant couples in Mekelle, Ethiopia	6
Breastfeeding, nutrition and type 1 diabetes: a case-control study in Izmir, Turkey	6
Evolution of breastfeeding indicators and early introduction of foods in Latin American and Caribbean countries in the decades of 1990, 2000 and 2010	6
Attitudes towards human milk banking among native turkish and refugee women residing in a rural region of Turkey: a mixed-methods approach	6
Complications and misdiagnoses associated with infant frenotomy: results of a healthcare professional survey	6
Knowledge attitudes and practice of breastmilk expression and storage among working mothers with infants under six months of age in Kenya	6
Breastfeeding support at an Australian Breastfeeding Association drop-in service: a descriptive survey	6
Promotion of early and exclusive breastfeeding in neonatal care units in rural Rwanda: a pre- and post-intervention study	6
One-week recall period gives a more accurate estimate of exclusive breastfeeding practice than 24-h recall among infants younger than six months of age	6
Factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding at hospital discharge: a study using data from the Georgian Birth Registry	6
Maternity protection entitlements for non-standard workers in low-and-middle-income countries and potential implications for breastfeeding practices: a scoping review of research since 2000	6
Altered sucking dynamics in a breastfed infant with Down syndrome: a case report	6
Postpartum women’s perception of antenatal breastfeeding education: a descriptive survey	5

Effectiveness of a breastfeeding program for mothers returning to work in Japan: a quasi-experimental study	5
Self-efficacy in breastfeeding predicts how mothers perceive their preterm infant’s state-regulation	5
Healthcare worker perspectives on mother’s insufficient milk supply in Malawi	5
The use of Kumpfer’s resilience framework in understanding the breastfeeding experience of employed mothers after returning to work: a qualitative study in China	5
Prevalence and multivariable predictors of breastfeeding outcomes in the United Arab Emirates: a prospective cohort study	5
The link between knowledge of the maternal diet and breastfeeding practices in mothers and health workers in Poland	5
Structured antenatal milk expression education for nulliparous pregnant people: results of a pilot, randomized controlled trial in the United States	5
What is the impact of rural-to-urban migration on exclusive breastfeeding: a population-based cross-sectional study	5
Association between exclusive breastfeeding and postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder	5
Postpartum women’s views on human milk banking in a city in Southeast China: a cross-sectional survey	5
Perceptions and experiences of nurse managers of the implementation of the baby and mother friendly initiative in Namibia: a qualitative study	5
Special foods and local herbs used to enhance breastmilk production in Ghana: rate of use and beliefs of efficacy	4
Clinical characteristics of lactational breast abscess caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: hospital-based study in China	4
Effects of perinatal factors on sirtuin 3, 8-hydroxy-2′- deoxyguanosine, brain-derived neurotrophic factor and serotonin in cord blood and early breast milk: an observational study	4
Lactation in quarantine: The (in)visibility of human milk feeding during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States	4
Breastfeeding practices and associations with pregnancy, maternal and infant characteristics in Australia: a cross-sectional study	4
Breastfeeding and humanitarian emergencies: the experiences of pregnant and lactating women during the earthquake in Abruzzo, Italy	4
Breastfeeding initiation, duration, and experiences of mothers of late preterm twins: a mixed-methods study	4
Applying systematic review search methods to the grey literature: a review of education and training courses on breastfeeding support for health professionals	4
Effects of lactation room quality on working mothers’ feelings and thoughts related to breastfeeding and work: a randomized controlled trial and a field experiment	4
How to promote exclusive breastfeeding in Ireland: a qualitative study on views of Chinese immigrant mothers	4
Breastfeeding, socioeconomic status, and long-term postpartum weight retention	4
Antenatal breastmilk expression for women with diabetes in pregnancy - a feasibility study	4
Psychometric properties of the original and short Hungarian version of the Iowa infant feeding attitude scale	4
Effects of the thawing rate and heating temperature on immunoglobulin A and lysozyme activity in human milk	4
The association between early introduction of tiny tastings of solid foods and duration of breastfeeding	4
Emotional and informational social support from health visitors and breastfeeding outcomes in the UK	4
Association between place of birth and timely breastfeeding initiation among Cambodian women: a population-based study	4
Duration of breastfeeding, age at introduction of complementary foods and allergy-related diseases: a prospective cohort study	4
Breastfeeding satisfaction post hospital discharge and associated factors – a longitudinal cohort study of mothers of preterm infants	4
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on breastfeeding in Israel: a cross- sectional, observational survey	4
Establishing a novel community-focussed lactation support service: a descriptive case series	4
Supporting factors and structural barriers in the continuity of breastfeeding in the hospital workplace	4
Barriers and facilitators to exclusive breastfeeding in rural Pakistan: a qualitative exploratory study	4
Nurses’ and midwives’ perspectives on how the pursuit for the ‘perfect’ body image affects their own breastfeeding practices: a qualitative study in Ghana	4
Effectiveness of the baby-friendly community initiative in promoting exclusive breastfeeding among HIV negative and positive mothers: a randomized controlled trial in Koibatek Sub-County, Baringo, Ken	4
The association of maternal dietary quality and the antioxidant-proxidant balance of human milk	4
How much can Mexican healthcare providers learn about breastfeeding through a semi-virtual training? A propensity score matching analysis	4