International Breastfeeding Journal

Article	Citations
A survey of breastfeeding among women with previous surgery for benign breast disease: a descriptive exploratory study	44
Liquid gold: do we need to fraction fresh colostrum for oral immunotherapy in premature infants?	40
Breastfeeding, nutrition and type 1 diabetes: a case-control study in Izmir, Turkey	38
Breastfeeding, pregnancy, medicines, neurodevelopment, and population databases: the information desert	35
Publisher Correction: Infant and young child feeding practice status and its determinants in UAE: results from the MISC cohort	34
Shift-work and breastfeeding for women returning to work in a manufacturing workplace in Taiwan	34
Human milk bank services and Islamic milk kinship: pathways and processes for ensuring respect for religious law and tradition in the provision of donor human milk for small vulnerable newborns	32
Factors associated with early initiation of breastfeeding in central Saudi Arabia: a hospital-based survey	32
Effectiveness of peer counseling and membership in breastfeeding support groups in promoting optimal breastfeeding behaviors in the Philippines	32
Prenatal intention to human milk feed in the native Hawaiian population: predictors of any human milk feeding from birth to six months postpartum	32
A systematic literature review of breastfeeding interventions among Black populations using the RE-AIM framework	30
Implementation of early essential neonatal care for newborns delivered by cesarean section in Jiaxing: a single-center prospective randomized controlled trial	25
Healthcare worker perspectives on mother’s insufficient milk supply in Malawi	25
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	24
Determinants of non-exclusive breastfeeding practice during the first 6 months after an elective caesarean birth: a prospective cohort study	22
Beneficial effects of short-term breastfeeding versus non-breastfeeding in early life against childhood obesity: findings from the US-based population study NHANES	21
“It’s more than milk, it’s mental health”: a case of online human milk sharing	21
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	20
Does breastfeeding protect children from COVID-19? An observational study from pediatric services in Majorca, Spain	20
New latex agglutination assay for the determination of lactoferrin in human milk	19
The link between knowledge of the maternal diet and breastfeeding practices in mothers and health workers in Poland	19
Impact of an intervention for perinatal anxiety on breastfeeding: findings from the Happy Mother—Healthy Baby randomized controlled trial in Pakistan	18
Sequential interventions to maintain the safety and service provisions of human milk banking in India: keeping up with the call to action in response to the COVID-19 pandemic	18
Using art to raise awareness of breastfed children with medical complexity	18
Breastfeeding and employed mothers in Ethiopia: legal protection, arrangement, and support	18

Factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding by maternal HIV status: a population-based survey in Kenya	17
The relationship between creamatocrit and cumulative percentage of total milk volume: a cross-sectional study in mothers of very preterm infants in Bangkok, Thailand	16
Implementing a colostrum-kit reduces the time to first colostrum for neonates admitted to the NICU – a retrospective observational study	16
Socioecological predictors of breastfeeding practices in rural eastern Ethiopia	15
Acceptability of donated breast milk among pregnant women in selected hospitals in central Uganda: a cross-sectional study	15
Evaluation of a breastmilk hand expression toolkit: the M.I.L.K survey study	15
Influence of skin-to-skin contact on breastfeeding: results of the Mexican National Survey of Demographic Dynamics, 2018	14
Infant and young child feeding practice status and its determinants in UAE: results from the MISC cohort	14
Breastfeeding mother’s experiences with breastfeeding counselling: a qualitative study	14
Artificial intelligence applied to the study of human milk and breastfeeding: a scoping review	14
Breastfeeding-friendly policies and programs in three public Universities in Ghana	14
Associations of in-hospital postpartum feeding experiences with exclusive breastfeeding practices among infants in rural Sichuan, China	14
Axial spondyloarthritis and breastfeeding: a prospective study	13
Practices supporting cue-based breastfeeding of preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units across Europe	13
Mothers’ needs and wishes for breastfeeding support in workplaces in Thailand: a qualitative study	13
Implementing a successful proactive telephone breastfeeding peer support intervention: volunteer recruitment, training, and intervention delivery in the RUBY randomised controlled trial	13
Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding practice and its association with maternal employment in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Correction: Relationship between breastfeeding and hepatic steatosis in women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus	12
Reliability and validity of the German version of the Iowa infant feeding attitude scale (IIFAS-G) and relations to breastfeeding duration and feeding method	12
Beyond mothers: the crucial role of family caregivers’ knowledge on exclusive breastfeeding in rural western China	12
The use of prescription medications and non-prescription medications during lactation in a prospective Canadian cohort study	12
Factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding of children under six months of age in Cote d’Ivoire	12
The role of maternal ideations on breastfeeding practices in northwestern Nigeria: a cross-section study	12
Experiences of breast milk donors in Sweden: balancing the motivation to do something good with overcoming the challenges it entails	12
Women’s lived experience of intimate partner violence manifestations during the breastfeeding period: a lifeworld hermeneutic study	12
Association between breastfeeding-friendly environmental factors and breastfeeding practices at 6 months in mothers in Taiwan	11
Breastfeeding in women with systemic lupus erythematosus: results from a Norwegian quality register	11
Feeding in the first six months of life is associated with the probability of having bronchiolitis: a cohort study in Spain	11
Association between breastfeeding, mammographic density, and breast cancer risk: a review	11
Association between breastfeeding duration and diabetes mellitus in menopausal women: a machine-learning analysis using population-based retrospective study	11
Formal and informal human milk donation in New Zealand: a mixed-method national survey	11
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	11
Correction: Lactation duration and development of type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome in postpartum women with recent gestational diabetes mellitus	11
Infant formula donations and code violations during earthquake relief efforts in Türkiye in 2023: an observational study	11
Breast milk to blood lead ratios among women from the West Bank of Palestine: a cross-sectional study of associated factors	11
Induced lactation in a transgender woman: case report	11
Comparative analyses of holder pasteurization vs. HTST pasteurization for donor milk: a cost-minimization study applicable to human milk banks	10
Familiar but neglected: identification of gaps and recommendations to close them on exclusive breastfeeding support in health facilities in Malawi	10
Teleintervention’s effects on breastfeeding in low-income women in high income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Exclusive breastfeeding and its associated factors among children aged 0–5 months in Sierra Leone: a multilevel analysis	10
Prelacteal feeding practice and its associated factors among mothers having children less than 2 years of age in East Africa: a multilevel analysis of the recent demographic and health surveys	10
The visibility of breastfeeding as a sexual and reproductive health right: a review of the relevant literature	10
Breastfeeding experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain:a qualitative study	10
Translation and validation of the Breastfeeding Motivation Scale in China	10
Antenatal breastmilk expression for women with diabetes in pregnancy - a feasibility study	9
The association of breast feeding for at least six months with hemodynamic and metabolic health of women and their children aged three years: an observational cohort study	9
Effect of lullaby on volume, fat, total protein and albumin concentration of breast milk in premature infants’ mothers admitted to NICU: a randomized controlled trial	9
Prelacteal feeding among infants within the first week of birth in eastern Uganda: evidence from a health facility-based cross-sectional study	9
Is maternal cigarette or water pipe use associated with stopping breastfeeding? Evidence from the Jordan population and family health surveys 2012 and 2017–18	9
First-time mothers’ experiences of receiving proactive telephone-based peer support for breastfeeding in Australia: a qualitative study	9

Determinants of delayed onset of lactogenesis II among women who delivered via Cesarean section at a tertiary hospital in China: a prospective cohort study	9
Breastfeeding with primary low milk supply: a phenomenological exploration of mothers’ lived experiences of postnatal breastfeeding support	9
Sociodemographic and health-related factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding in 77 districts of Uganda	9
Clinical characteristics of lactational breast abscess caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: hospital-based study in China	9
Breastfeeding practices among Syrian refugees in Turkey	9
The costs of suboptimal breastfeeding in Ontario, Canada, and potential healthcare resource impacts from improving rates: a pediatric health system costing analysis	8
Emotional and informational social support from health visitors and breastfeeding outcomes in the UK	8
Fathers’ experiences of feeding their extremely preterm infants in family-centred neonatal intensive care: a qualitative study	8
Barriers and challenges of infant feeding in disasters in middle- and high-income countries	8
LATCHES – a memory aide for the principles of attachment for effective breastfeeding: findings of a regional pilot in the Northeast of England and North Cumbria	8
Correction: 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 200	8
The financial need of feeding infants for the first six months of life in West Java Province of Indonesia and the implications of socioeconomic and mental health factors	8
Maternal disability and initiation and duration of breastfeeding: analysis of a Canadian cross-sectional survey	8
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	8
A report on parent involvement in planning a randomised controlled trial in neonatology and lactation – insights for current and future research	8
Complications and misdiagnoses associated with infant frenotomy: results of a healthcare professional survey	8
A systematic review of qualitative research on barriers and facilitators to exclusive breastfeeding practice in sub-Saharan African countries	8
Breastfeeding is associated with reduced risks of central obesity and hypertension in young school-aged children: a large, population-based study	8
Exploring women’s perceptions of pain when breastfeeding using online forums	7
Postnatal women’s breastfeeding beliefs, practices, and support during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional comparative study across five countries	7
Revival of the mother-baby friendly initiative (MBFI) in South Africa: towards a quality improvement project	7
Women’s experiences and views on early breastfeeding during the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway: quantitative and qualitative findings from the IMAgiNE EURO study	7
Lactation duration and development of type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome in postpartum women with recent gestational diabetes mellitus	7
The role of state breastfeeding laws and programs on exclusive breastfeeding practice among mothers in the special supplemental nutrition program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)	7
Breastfeeding environment and experiences at the workplace among health workers in the Upper East Region of Ghana	7
Impact of cesarean section on timely initiation of breastfeeding in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Twitter discussions on breastfeeding during the COVID-19 pandemic	7
Laid-back breastfeeding: knowledge, attitudes and practices of midwives and student midwives in Ireland	7
Decadal trends in the exclusive breastfeeding practices among working Indian mothers: a multi-level analysis	7
The role of paternal support in breastfeeding outcomes: a meta-analytic review	7
Infant feeding practices and autism spectrum disorder in US children aged 2–5 years: the national survey of children’s health (NSCH) 2016–2020	7
Women’s experiences with using domperidone as a galactagogue to increase breast milk supply: an Australian cross-sectional survey	6
A qualitative study exploring teachers’ beliefs regarding breastfeeding education in family and consumer sciences classrooms	6
Making it “work”: mothers’ perceptions of workplace breastfeeding and pumping at Dutch universities	6
Partners’ experiences of breastfeeding: a qualitative evaluation of a breastfeeding support intervention in Sweden	6
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on breastfeeding in Israel: a cross- sectional, observational survey	6
A mixed-methods longitudinal study of Marshallese infant feeding beliefs and experiences in the United States: a study protocol	6
Intersectional inequalities in exclusive breastfeeding practices in India: analysis of national family health survey-4	6
Effect of baby food marketing exposure on infant and young child feeding regimes in Bangkok, Thailand	6
Kangaroo mother care enhances exclusive breastmilk feeding and shortens time to achieve full enteral feeding in extremely preterm infants requiring non-invasive assisted ventilation	5
Structured antenatal milk expression education for nulliparous pregnant people: results of a pilot, randomized controlled trial in the United States	5
Getting breastfeeding started under pandemic visiting restrictions: lessons learned in Germany	5
Outcomes of implementing the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes as national laws: a systematic review	5
Establishing a novel community-focussed lactation support service: a descriptive case series	5
Determinants of breastfeeding practice in Pujehun district, southern Sierra Leone: a mixed-method study	5
Management of nipple adenomas during pregnancy: a case report	5
Evaluation of a new lactation device ‘Lactamo’ designed to apply massage, heat or cold, and compression to the breast	5
Understanding mother-to-child transmission of HIV among mothers engaged in HIV care in Kenya: a case report	5
Prevalence of and factors associated with lactational mastitis in eastern and southern Africa: an exploratory analysis of community-based household surveys	5
Evaluating the process of practice enhancement for exclusive breastfeeding (PEEB): a participatory action research approach for clinical innovation	5
The economic value of human milk from three cohort studies in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy	5
Discrepancies in infant feeding recommendations between grandmothers and healthcare providers in rural Mexico	5
Dysphoric milk ejection reflex among Japanese mothers: a self-administered survey	5
Predictors for timely initiation of breastfeeding after birth in the hospitals of Nepal- a prospective observational study	5
A randomized controlled, trial on effects of mobile phone text messaging in combination with motivational interviewing versus standard infant feeding counselling on breastfeeding and child health outc	5
Breastfeeding by a mother taking cyclosporine for nephrotic syndrome	5
Breastfeeding and cortisol in hair in children	4
Association between exclusive breastfeeding and postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder	4
Potential cost-savings of breastfeeding promotion to prevent breast cancer: a Monte Carlo simulation	4
Human milk composition and infant anthropometrics: overview of a systematic review with clinical and research implications	4
Correction to: Effect on breastfeeding practices of providing in-home lactation support to vulnerable women through the Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program: protocol for a pre/post intervention study	4
The use of Kumpfer’s resilience framework in understanding the breastfeeding experience of employed mothers after returning to work: a qualitative study in China	4
Breastfeeding status and determinants of current breastfeeding of Syrian refugee children in Turkey	4
Comparing factors associated with overall satisfaction for different forms of remote breastfeeding support in the UK	4
Maternal and health care workers’ perspectives on exclusive breastfeeding in the context of maternal HIV infection, in Busia county, western Kenya: a mixed methods cross-sectional survey	4
Effect of exclusive breastfeeding and other infant and young child feeding practices on childhood morbidity outcomes: associations for infants 0–6 months in 5 South Asian countries using Demographic a	4
Wet-nursing as a new strategy for orphan care in Saudi Arabia	4
Determinants of early initiation of breastfeeding in The Gambia: a population-based study using the 2019–2020 demographic and health survey data	4
Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of an infant’s life and associated factors in a low–middle income country	4
Acceptability to donate human milk among postnatal mothers at St. Francis hospital Nsambya, Uganda: a mixed method study	4
Association between place of birth and timely breastfeeding initiation among Cambodian women: a population-based study	4
Reply to the commentary “Liquid gold: do we need to fraction fresh colostrum for oral immunotherapy in premature infants?”	4
Calcium, zinc, and vitamin D in breast milk: a systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Breastfeeding success and perceived social support in lactating women with a history of COVID 19 infection: a prospective cohort study	3
Prevalence of early initiation of breastfeeding and its associated factors among women in Mauritania: evidence from a national survey	3
Investigating factors influencing decision-making around use of breastmilk substitutes by health care professionals: a qualitative study	3
Stepwise transvenous lead extraction due to pacemaker pocket infection following lactational mastitis complicated with breast abscess	3
Development and prevalence of breastfeeding initiation in a tertiary obstetric center and its influencing factors	3
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	3
Maternal employment characteristics as a structural social determinant of breastfeeding after return to work in the European Region: a scoping review	3

Maternal, fetal, neonatal and breastmilk flecainide concentration during maternal therapy and lactation: a case report	3
“They need to see breastfeeding so that they know how to do it”: the construction of motherhood through Instagram brelfies	3
Healthcare providers’ perceived barriers to providing breastfeeding support in Northwest rural China	3
Breastfeeding of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander infants from a small rural cohort in Australia	3
Correction: The role of maternal ideations on breastfeeding practices in northwestern Nigeria: a cross-section study	3
Development and validation of a novel self-assessment tool for breastfeeding mothers	3
Donor and newborn profiles and their influence on donation volume and duration: a cross-sectional study in a Spanish human milk bank	3
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	3
The inverted syringe technique for management of inverted nipples in breastfeeding women: a pilot randomized controlled trial	3
Correction: New latex agglutination assay for the determination of lactoferrin in human milk	3
Relationship between breastfeeding and hepatic steatosis in women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus	3
Association of prenatal medical risk with breastfeeding outcomes up to 12 months in the All Our Families community-based birth cohort	3
Thai novice nurses’ lived experiences and perspectives of breastfeeding and human milk in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)	3
Breastfeeding and complementary feeding in fragile settings: the case of Syrian refugees and their host communities in North Lebanon	3
Breastfeeding experiences of Latina migrants living in Spain: a qualitative descriptive study	3
Association of early-term birth and breastfeeding practices with nutritional outcomes in singleton term infants: a multicenter cross-sectional study	3
Psychometric properties of the original and short Hungarian version of the Iowa infant feeding attitude scale	3
Breastfeeding and female labor force participation: the probability of survival of children in Nepal under 3 years old	3
Evaluation of breastfeeding and infant feeding attitudes among syrian refugees in Turkey: observations of Syrian healthcare workers	3
The association between intrapartum interventions and immediate and ongoing breastfeeding outcomes: an Australian retrospective population-based cohort study	3
Perceptions and experiences related to use of breastmilk from another mother in central Nepal: a qualitative study	3
Impact of breastfeeding during infancy on functional constipation at 3 years of age: the Japan Environment and Children’s Study	3