International Breastfeeding Journal

Article	Citations
Liquid gold: do we need to fraction fresh colostrum for oral immunotherapy in premature infants?	47
Breastfeeding, pregnancy, medicines, neurodevelopment, and population databases: the information desert	38
Publisher Correction: Infant and young child feeding practice status and its determinants in UAE: results from the MISC cohort	38
A survey of breastfeeding among women with previous surgery for benign breast disease: a descriptive exploratory study	36
Prenatal intention to human milk feed in the native Hawaiian population: predictors of any human milk feeding from birth to six months postpartum	36
Factors associated with early initiation of breastfeeding in central Saudi Arabia: a hospital-based survey	36
Implementation of early essential neonatal care for newborns delivered by cesarean section in Jiaxing: a single-center prospective randomized controlled trial	33
Effectiveness of individualized breastfeeding counseling during the dyad’s stay in rooming-in: a randomized, multicenter, open and parallel study	31
A systematic literature review of breastfeeding interventions among Black populations using the RE-AIM framework	30
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	28
Breastfeeding, nutrition and type 1 diabetes: a case-control study in Izmir, Turkey	27
Shift-work and breastfeeding for women returning to work in a manufacturing workplace in Taiwan	23
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	22
Economic and environmental impacts of commercial milk formula in Indonesia: estimates and comparisons using the Cost of Not Breastfeeding, Green Feeding, and Mothers’ Milk Tools	21
“It’s more than milk, it’s mental health”: a case of online human milk sharing	21
Healthcare worker perspectives on mother’s insufficient milk supply in Malawi	21
New latex agglutination assay for the determination of lactoferrin in human milk	20
Determinants of non-exclusive breastfeeding practice during the first 6 months after an elective caesarean birth: a prospective cohort study	20
Does breastfeeding protect children from COVID-19? An observational study from pediatric services in Majorca, Spain	20
Beneficial effects of short-term breastfeeding versus non-breastfeeding in early life against childhood obesity: findings from the US-based population study NHANES	20
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	19
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
Factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding by maternal HIV status: a population-based survey in Kenya	18
Implementing a colostrum-kit reduces the time to first colostrum for neonates admitted to the NICU – a retrospective observational study	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	17

Using art to raise awareness of breastfed children with medical complexity	17
Associations of in-hospital postpartum feeding experiences with exclusive breastfeeding practices among infants in rural Sichuan, China	16
The link between knowledge of the maternal diet and breastfeeding practices in mothers and health workers in Poland	16
Breastfeeding-friendly policies and programs in three public Universities in Ghana	16
Impact of an intervention for perinatal anxiety on breastfeeding: findings from the Happy Mother—Healthy Baby randomized controlled trial in Pakistan	16
Acceptability of donated breast milk among pregnant women in selected hospitals in central Uganda: a cross-sectional study	16
Mothers’ needs and wishes for breastfeeding support in workplaces in Thailand: a qualitative study	15
Infant and young child feeding practice status and its determinants in UAE: results from the MISC cohort	15
Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding practice and its association with maternal employment in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	15
Practices supporting cue-based breastfeeding of preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units across Europe	15
Axial spondyloarthritis and breastfeeding: a prospective study	15
Evaluation of a breastmilk hand expression toolkit: the M.I.L.K survey study	14
How can we support the individual breastfeeding experience? Quantitative results from a mixed-methods study	14
Implementing a successful proactive telephone breastfeeding peer support intervention: volunteer recruitment, training, and intervention delivery in the RUBY randomised controlled trial	14
Breastfeeding mother’s experiences with breastfeeding counselling: a qualitative study	14
Influence of skin-to-skin contact on breastfeeding: results of the Mexican National Survey of Demographic Dynamics, 2018	14
Beyond mothers: the crucial role of family caregivers’ knowledge on exclusive breastfeeding in rural western China	14
Socioecological predictors of breastfeeding practices in rural eastern Ethiopia	14
Experiences of breast milk donors in Sweden: balancing the motivation to do something good with overcoming the challenges it entails	13
Correction: Relationship between breastfeeding and hepatic steatosis in women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus	13
Factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding of children under six months of age in Cote d’Ivoire	13
Artificial intelligence applied to the study of human milk and breastfeeding: a scoping review	13
The use of prescription medications and non-prescription medications during lactation in a prospective Canadian cohort study	13
Comparative analyses of holder pasteurization vs. HTST pasteurization for donor milk: a cost-minimization study applicable to human milk banks	12
Correction: Lactation duration and development of type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome in postpartum women with recent 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
Prevalence and predictors of breastfeeding practices in Saudi Arabia: a national cross-sectional study based on the 2021 WHO breastfeeding indicators	12
Association between breastfeeding-friendly environmental factors and breastfeeding practices at 6 months in mothers in Taiwan	12
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	12
Association between breastfeeding duration and diabetes mellitus in menopausal women: a machine-learning analysis using population-based retrospective study	12
The role of maternal ideations on breastfeeding practices in northwestern Nigeria: a cross-section study	12
Formal and informal human milk donation in New Zealand: a mixed-method national survey	11
Women’s lived experience of intimate partner violence manifestations during the breastfeeding period: a lifeworld hermeneutic study	11
Association between breastfeeding, mammographic density, and breast cancer risk: a review	11
The visibility of breastfeeding as a sexual and reproductive health right: a review of the relevant literature	11
Induced lactation in a transgender woman: case report	11
Breastfeeding in women with systemic lupus erythematosus: results from a Norwegian quality register	11
Familiar but neglected: identification of gaps and recommendations to close them on exclusive breastfeeding support in health facilities in Malawi	11
Exclusive breastfeeding and its associated factors among children aged 0–5 months in Sierra Leone: a multilevel analysis	11
Breastfeeding experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain:a qualitative study	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
Feeding in the first six months of life is associated with the probability of having bronchiolitis: a cohort study in Spain	11
Sociodemographic and health-related factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding in 77 districts of Uganda	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
Correction: Development and prevalence of breastfeeding initiation in a tertiary obstetric center and its influencing factors	10
Teleintervention’s effects on breastfeeding in low-income women in high income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Translation and validation of the Breastfeeding Motivation Scale in China	10
First-time mothers’ experiences of receiving proactive telephone-based peer support for breastfeeding in Australia: a qualitative study	9
Breastfeeding practices among Syrian refugees in Turkey	9

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	9
Complications and misdiagnoses associated with infant frenotomy: results of a healthcare professional survey	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
Breastfeeding with primary low milk supply: a phenomenological exploration of mothers’ lived experiences of postnatal breastfeeding support	9
The costs of suboptimal breastfeeding in Ontario, Canada, and potential healthcare resource impacts from improving rates: a pediatric health system costing analysis	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
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
Prelacteal feeding among infants within the first week of birth in eastern Uganda: evidence from a health facility-based cross-sectional study	9
Clinical characteristics of lactational breast abscess caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: hospital-based study in China	9
Barriers and challenges of infant feeding in disasters in middle- and high-income countries	9
Breastfeeding is associated with reduced risks of central obesity and hypertension in young school-aged children: a large, population-based study	8
A report on parent involvement in planning a randomised controlled trial in neonatology and lactation – insights for current and future research	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
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
Emotional and informational social support from health visitors and breastfeeding outcomes in the UK	8
Viable bacterial communities in freshly pumped human milk and their changes during cold storage conditions	8
Maternal disability and initiation and duration of breastfeeding: analysis of a Canadian cross-sectional survey	8
Lactation duration and development of type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome in postpartum women with recent gestational diabetes mellitus	7
Postnatal women’s breastfeeding beliefs, practices, and support during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional comparative study across five countries	7
Exploring women’s perceptions of pain when breastfeeding using online forums	7
Women’s experiences with using domperidone as a galactagogue to increase breast milk supply: an Australian cross-sectional survey	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
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
Breastfeeding environment and experiences at the workplace among health workers in the Upper East Region of Ghana	7
The role of paternal support in breastfeeding outcomes: a meta-analytic review	7
Twitter discussions on breastfeeding during the COVID-19 pandemic	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
Revival of the mother-baby friendly initiative (MBFI) in South Africa: towards a quality improvement project	7
A mixed-methods longitudinal study of Marshallese infant feeding beliefs and experiences in the United States: a study protocol	7
Partners’ experiences of breastfeeding: a qualitative evaluation of a breastfeeding support intervention in Sweden	7
Physicians not in direct contact with breastfeeding: knowledge of the compatibility with diseases and the most prescribed drugs in their specialty	6
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on breastfeeding in Israel: a cross- sectional, observational survey	6
Effect of baby food marketing exposure on infant and young child feeding regimes in Bangkok, Thailand	6
The economic value of human milk from three cohort studies in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy	6
Analysis of breastfeeding status and influencing factors among healthcare workers in Southwestern China	6
Establishing a novel community-focussed lactation support service: a descriptive case series	6
Making it “work”: mothers’ perceptions of workplace breastfeeding and pumping at Dutch universities	6
Evaluating the process of practice enhancement for exclusive breastfeeding (PEEB): a participatory action research approach for clinical innovation	6
Intersectional inequalities in exclusive breastfeeding practices in India: analysis of national family health survey-4	6
A qualitative study exploring teachers’ beliefs regarding breastfeeding education in family and consumer sciences classrooms	6
Infant feeding practices and autism spectrum disorder in US children aged 2–5 years: the national survey of children’s health (NSCH) 2016–2020	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	6
Breastfeeding by a mother taking cyclosporine for nephrotic syndrome	6
Structured antenatal milk expression education for nulliparous pregnant people: results of a pilot, randomized controlled trial in the United States	5
Predictors for timely initiation of breastfeeding after birth in the hospitals of Nepal- a prospective observational study	5
Prevalence of and factors associated with lactational mastitis in eastern and southern Africa: an exploratory analysis of community-based household surveys	5
Management of nipple adenomas during pregnancy: a case report	5
Dysphoric milk ejection reflex among Japanese mothers: a self-administered survey	5
Outcomes of implementing the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes as national laws: a systematic review	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
Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of an infant’s life and associated factors in a low–middle income country	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
Discrepancies in infant feeding recommendations between grandmothers and healthcare providers in rural Mexico	5
Breastfeeding status and determinants of current breastfeeding of Syrian refugee children in Turkey	5
Getting breastfeeding started under pandemic visiting restrictions: lessons learned in Germany	5
Explaining the experiences of donors, recipients, and healthcare providers regarding milk donation: a systematic review and meta-synthesis	4
Potential cost-savings of breastfeeding promotion to prevent breast cancer: a Monte Carlo simulation	4
Comparing factors associated with overall satisfaction for different forms of remote breastfeeding support in the UK	4
Development and validation of a novel self-assessment tool for breastfeeding mothers	4
Stepwise transvenous lead extraction due to pacemaker pocket infection following lactational mastitis complicated with breast abscess	4
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	4
Evaluation of breastfeeding and infant feeding attitudes among syrian refugees in Turkey: observations of Syrian healthcare workers	4
Wet-nursing as a new strategy for orphan care in Saudi Arabia	4
Acceptability to donate human milk among postnatal mothers at St. Francis hospital Nsambya, Uganda: a mixed method study	4
Breastfeeding and cortisol in hair in children	4
Determinants of early initiation of breastfeeding in The Gambia: a population-based study using the 2019–2020 demographic and health survey data	4
Human milk composition and infant anthropometrics: overview of a systematic review with clinical and research implications	4
The association between intrapartum interventions and immediate and ongoing breastfeeding outcomes: an Australian retrospective population-based cohort study	4
Factors influencing breastfeeding initiation, duration, and early cessation: a focus on maternal and infant characteristics	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
The inverted syringe technique for management of inverted nipples in breastfeeding women: a pilot randomized controlled trial	4
Correction: New latex agglutination assay for the determination of lactoferrin in human milk	4
Reply to the commentary “Liquid gold: do we need to fraction fresh colostrum for oral immunotherapy in premature infants?”	4
Association between exclusive breastfeeding and postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder	4
Impact of discontinuation of lactation consultant program on early infant feeding in Manitoba	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
Calcium, zinc, and vitamin D in breast milk: a systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Association between postpartum anxiety and depression and exclusive and continued breastfeeding practices: a cross-sectional study in Nevada, USA	4

Donor and newborn profiles and their influence on donation volume and duration: a cross-sectional study in a Spanish human milk bank	4
Perceptions and experiences related to use of breastmilk from another mother in central Nepal: a qualitative study	4
Relationship between breastfeeding and hepatic steatosis in women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus	4
Development and prevalence of breastfeeding initiation in a tertiary obstetric center and its influencing factors	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
Association between place of birth and timely breastfeeding initiation among Cambodian women: a population-based study	4
“They need to see breastfeeding so that they know how to do it”: the construction of motherhood through Instagram brelfies	3
Maternal, fetal, neonatal and breastmilk flecainide concentration during maternal therapy and lactation: a case report	3
Breastfeeding problems and associated factors: a cross-sectional study after the 2023 Türkiye earthquake	3
Maternal employment characteristics as a structural social determinant of breastfeeding after return to work in the European Region: a scoping review	3
Theory-based mHealth targeting fathers and mothers to improve exclusive breastfeeding: a quasi-experimental study	3
Breastfeeding and complementary feeding in fragile settings: the case of Syrian refugees and their host communities in North Lebanon	3
Enablers and inhibitors of exclusive breastfeeding: perspectives from mothers and health workers in Accra, Ghana	3
Does the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine’s Clinical Protocol #36 ‘The Mastitis Spectrum’ promote overtreatment and risk worsened outcomes for breastfeeding families? Commentary	3
Supporting breastfeeding when clinical nutrition interventions are required in the paediatric healthcare setting: a systematic review	3
Breastfeeding of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander infants from a small rural cohort in Australia	3
Efficacy of behavioral interventions to improve maternal mental health and breastfeeding outcomes: a systematic review	3
Breastfeeding success and perceived social support in lactating women with a history of COVID 19 infection: a prospective cohort study	3
Association of early-term birth and breastfeeding practices with nutritional outcomes in singleton term infants: a multicenter cross-sectional study	3
Vascular endothelial growth factor-A level in human breast milk after intravitreal injection of ranibizumab: a case report	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
Breastfeeding in primiparous women with congenital heart disease − a register study	3
Association of prenatal medical risk with breastfeeding outcomes up to 12 months in the All Our Families community-based birth cohort	3
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	3
Investigating factors influencing decision-making around use of breastmilk substitutes by health care professionals: a qualitative study	3
Cost analysis of establishing and operating the first human milk bank at Da Nang Hospital for Women and Children in Vietnam: an activity-based costing ingredients study	3
Factors associated with delayed initiation and non-exclusive breastfeeding among children in India: evidence from national family health survey 2019-21	3
Correction: The role of maternal ideations on breastfeeding practices in northwestern Nigeria: a cross-section study	3
Thai novice nurses’ lived experiences and perspectives of breastfeeding and human milk in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)	3
Breastfeeding experiences of Latina migrants living in Spain: a qualitative descriptive study	3
Self-efficacy in breastfeeding predicts how mothers perceive their preterm infant’s state-regulation	3
Healthcare providers’ perceived barriers to providing breastfeeding support in Northwest rural China	3
Exposure to marketing of breastmilk substitutes in Mexican women: Sources and scope	3
Breastfeeding and female labor force participation: the probability of survival of children in Nepal under 3 years old	3
Impact of breastfeeding during infancy on functional constipation at 3 years of age: the Japan Environment and Children’s Study	3
A training curriculum for an mHealth supported peer counseling program to promote exclusive breastfeeding in rural India	3
Development of lactation and breast/chestfeeding adverse event terminology (LaBAET) through a Delphi consensus approach	3
Prevalence of early initiation of breastfeeding and its associated factors among women in Mauritania: evidence from a national survey	3