International Breastfeeding Journal

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 2020-10-01 to 2024-10-01.)
ArticleCitations
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic lockdown on exclusive breastfeeding in non-infected mothers74
Nutritional supplements and mother’s milk composition: a systematic review of interventional studies37
Effectiveness of a smartphone-based educational intervention to improve breastfeeding33
Examining supports and barriers to breastfeeding through a socio-ecological lens: a qualitative study30
Interventions to promote exclusive breastfeeding among young mothers: a systematic review and meta-analysis29
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 controlled28
Does breastfeeding protect children from COVID-19? An observational study from pediatric services in Majorca, Spain28
A systematic review of qualitative research on barriers and facilitators to exclusive breastfeeding practice in sub-Saharan African countries27
A review of the disruption of breastfeeding supports in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in five Western countries and applications for clinical practice26
Determinants of exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months in China: a cross-sectional study25
Understanding breastfeeding behaviours: a cross-sectional analysis of associated factors in Ireland, the United Kingdom and Australia24
Efficacy of behavioral interventions to improve maternal mental health and breastfeeding outcomes: a systematic review23
Barriers and facilitators to breastfeeding during the immediate and one month postpartum periods, among Mexican women: a mixed methods approach23
Barriers and challenges of infant feeding in disasters in middle- and high-income countries23
The impact of coronavirus outbreak on breastfeeding guidelines among Brazilian hospitals and maternity services: a cross-sectional study22
Factors associated with delayed initiation of breastfeeding in health facilities: secondary analysis of Bangladesh demographic and health survey 201421
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 Qatar21
Factors that influence mothers’ prenatal decision to breastfeed in Spain21
Achieving global targets on breastfeeding in Thailand: gap analysis and solutions21
Breastfeeding experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain:a qualitative study18
Factors associated with post NICU discharge exclusive breastfeeding rate and duration amongst first time mothers of preterm infants in Shanghai: a longitudinal cohort study18
Improving breastfeeding support through the implementation of the Baby-Friendly Hospital and Community Initiatives: a scoping review18
A prospective cohort study on lactation status and breastfeeding challenges in mothers giving birth to preterm infants17
Socioeconomic inequalities in early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding practices in Bangladesh: findings from the 2018 demographic and health survey17
Association between breastfeeding and new mothers’ sleep: a unique Australian time use study17
Positive breastfeeding experiences and facilitators in mothers of preterm and low birthweight infants: a meta-ethnographic review16
Vulnerable families and costly formula: a qualitative exploration of infant formula purchasing among peri-urban Peruvian households16
Evaluating antenatal breastmilk expression outcomes: a scoping review16
Maternal and child factors associated with timely initiation of breastfeeding in sub-Saharan Africa15
Recommendations for breastfeeding during Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic15
Management of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis in lactation: case report and review of the literature15
Predicting risk of early discontinuation of exclusive breastfeeding at a Brazilian referral hospital for high-risk neonates and infants: a decision-tree analysis15
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 i15
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 newborns15
Calcium, zinc, and vitamin D in breast milk: a systematic review and meta-analysis15
Breastfeeding practices among Syrian refugees in Turkey15
Association of prenatal counselling and immediate postnatal support with early initiation of breastfeeding in Uttar Pradesh, India14
Factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding at discharge during the COVID-19 pandemic in 17 WHO European Region countries14
The effect of donor human milk on the length of hospital stay in very low birthweight infants: a systematic review and meta-analysis13
Perinatal psychological interventions to promote breastfeeding: a narrative review13
Enablers and inhibitors of exclusive breastfeeding: perspectives from mothers and health workers in Accra, Ghana13
Expression profiles of hsa-miR-148a-3p and hsa-miR-125b-5p in human breast milk and infant formulae13
Role of human milk banks amid COVID 19: perspective from a milk bank in India12
Barriers and facilitators to exclusive breastfeeding in rural Pakistan: a qualitative exploratory study12
Impact of cesarean section on timely initiation of breastfeeding in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis12
Maternal experience of intimate partner violence is associated with suboptimal breastfeeding practices in Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia: insights from a DHS analysis12
Feeding in the first six months of life is associated with the probability of having bronchiolitis: a cohort study in Spain12
Barriers for early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding up to six months in predominantly rural Sri Lanka: a need to strengthen policy implementation12
Shift-work and breastfeeding for women returning to work in a manufacturing workplace in Taiwan12
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 Spain12
Work and breast milk feeding: a qualitative exploration of the experience of lactating mothers working in ready made garments factories in urban Bangladesh12
Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding practice and its association with maternal employment in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis11
Self-efficacy, support and sustainability – a qualitative study of the experience of establishing breastfeeding for first-time Australian mothers following early discharge11
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 countries11
Effects of baby-friendly practices on breastfeeding duration in China: a case-control study11
Experiences of workplace breastfeeding in a provincial government setting: a qualitative exploratory study among managers and mothers in South Africa11
Exposure to marketing of breastmilk substitutes in Mexican women: Sources and scope11
The effect of breastfeeding education with grandmothers’ attendance on breastfeeding self-efficacy and infant feeding pattern in Iranian primiparous women: a quasi-experimental pilot study11
The yearly financing need of providing paid maternity leave in the informal sector in Indonesia11
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 approach11
Breastfeeding, pregnancy, medicines, neurodevelopment, and population databases: the information desert11
Intimate partner violence and exclusive breastfeeding of infants: analysis of the 2013 Nigeria demographic and health survey10
Association of prenatal medical risk with breastfeeding outcomes up to 12 months in the All Our Families community-based birth cohort10
Breastfeeding, feeding practices and stunting in indigenous Ecuadorians under 2 years of age10
A mixed-methods study on the association of six-month predominant breastfeeding with socioecological factors and COVID-19 among experienced breastfeeding women in Hong Kong10
A cross-sectional study of lactation room quality and Dutch working mothers’ satisfaction, perceived ease of, and perceived support for breast milk expression at work9
Determinants of low breastfeeding self-efficacy amongst mothers of children aged less than six months: results from the BADUTA study in East Java, Indonesia9
Comparing breastfeeding experiences between mothers spending the traditional Chinese confinement period in a confinement centre and those staying at home: a cohort study9
Skin-to-skin contact and breastfeeding practices in Nigeria: a study of socioeconomic inequalities9
Factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding practice among mothers in nine community health centres in Nanning city, China: a cross-sectional study9
Early essential newborn care is associated with increased breastfeeding: a quasi-experimental study from Sichuan Province of Western China9
Macronutrient, immunoglobulin a and total antioxidant capacity profiles of human milk from 1 to 24 months: a cross-sectional study in Thailand9
Familiar but neglected: identification of gaps and recommendations to close them on exclusive breastfeeding support in health facilities in Malawi9
Breastfeeding, socioeconomic status, and long-term postpartum weight retention9
The association between intrapartum interventions and immediate and ongoing breastfeeding outcomes: an Australian retrospective population-based cohort study9
A scoping review of breastfeeding peer support models applied in hospital settings9
The effect of maternal depressive symptoms on infant feeding practices in rural Ethiopia: community based birth cohort study9
The association between breastfeeding and childhood obesity/underweight: a population-based birth cohort study with repeated measured data9
Breastfeeding, nutrition and type 1 diabetes: a case-control study in Izmir, Turkey9
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 20009
The use of Kumpfer’s resilience framework in understanding the breastfeeding experience of employed mothers after returning to work: a qualitative study in China9
Feasibility, acceptability, and potential efficacy of an innovative postnatal home-based breastfeeding peer support programme in Hong Kong: a feasibility and pilot randomised controlled trial8
Determinants of optimum exclusive breastfeeding duration in rural India: a mixed method approach using cohort and content analysis design8
Corporate political activity of baby food companies in Thailand8
Prevalence and multivariable predictors of breastfeeding outcomes in the United Arab Emirates: a prospective cohort study8
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on breastfeeding in Israel: a cross- sectional, observational survey8
“Fear of stopping” vs “wanting to get off the medication”: exploring women’s experiences of using domperidone as a galactagogue - a qualitative study8
Human milk banks in the response to COVID-19: a statement of the regional human milk bank network for Southeast Asia and beyond8
Emotional and informational social support from health visitors and breastfeeding outcomes in the UK8
Postpartum women’s views on human milk banking in a city in Southeast China: a cross-sectional survey8
Plants, food and treatments used by BaKongo tribes in Uíge (northern Angola) to affect the quality and quantity of human breast milk8
The visibility of breastfeeding as a sexual and reproductive health right: a review of the relevant literature8
Breastfeeding and humanitarian emergencies: the experiences of pregnant and lactating women during the earthquake in Abruzzo, Italy8
Association between exclusive breastfeeding and postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder8
Understanding factors affecting breastfeeding practices in one city in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: an interpretative phenomenological study8
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