OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Breastfeeding Journal is 8. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

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
Shift-work and breastfeeding for women returning to work in a manufacturing workplace in Taiwan	34
Publisher Correction: Infant and young child feeding practice status and its determinants in UAE: results from the MISC cohort	34
Prenatal intention to human milk feed in the native Hawaiian population: predictors of any human milk feeding from birth to six months postpartum	32
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
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
Using art to raise awareness of breastfed children with medical complexity	18
Breastfeeding and employed mothers in Ethiopia: legal protection, arrangement, and support	18
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

Factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding by maternal HIV status: a population-based survey in Kenya	17
Implementing a colostrum-kit reduces the time to first colostrum for neonates admitted to the NICU – a retrospective observational study	16
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
Evaluation of a breastmilk hand expression toolkit: the M.I.L.K survey study	15
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
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
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
Implementing a successful proactive telephone breastfeeding peer support intervention: volunteer recruitment, training, and intervention delivery in the RUBY randomised controlled trial	13
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
Women’s lived experience of intimate partner violence manifestations during the breastfeeding period: a lifeworld hermeneutic study	12
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Maternal disability and initiation and duration of breastfeeding: analysis of a Canadian cross-sectional survey	8
Breastfeeding is associated with reduced risks of central obesity and hypertension in young school-aged children: a large, population-based study	8
Emotional and informational social support from health visitors and breastfeeding outcomes in the UK	8
Complications and misdiagnoses associated with infant frenotomy: results of a healthcare professional survey	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
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
The costs of suboptimal breastfeeding in Ontario, Canada, and potential healthcare resource impacts from improving rates: a pediatric health system costing analysis	8
Fathers’ experiences of feeding their extremely preterm infants in family-centred neonatal intensive care: a qualitative study	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
A systematic review of qualitative research on barriers and facilitators to exclusive breastfeeding practice in sub-Saharan African countries	8