Sentences with phrase «decreased exclusive breastfeeding»

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A review of current randomized controlled trials suggest that the benefits of holding for preterm babies include shortened hospital stay, decreased illness, higher exclusive breastfeeding rates / longer breastfeeding duration, increased weight gain, improved temperature regulation, and improved maternal sense of competence.

When given exclusively, breastfeeding reduces the risk of infectious diseases in infants in developing countries.21, 22 In industrialized countries, exclusive breastfeeding during the first 6 months seems to decrease the risk of gastrointestinal tract infections, compared with exclusive breastfeeding during only the first 3 to 4 months.23, 24 On the basis of these and other reports, the World Health Organization recommended in 2001 that all children be exclusively breastfeed for 6 months instead of 4 months.

Results of the analyses continue to confirm that all forms of extra support analyzed together showed a decrease in cessation of «any breastfeeding», which includes partial and exclusive breastfeeding (average risk ratio (RR) for stopping any breastfeeding before six months 0.91, 95 % confidence interval (CI) 0.88 to 0.95; moderate - quality evidence, 51 studies) and for stopping breastfeeding before four to six weeks (average RR 0.87, 95 % CI 0.80 to 0.95; moderate - quality evidence, 33 studies).

Exclusive breastfeeding seems to decrease the risk of infectious diseases in infancy.

All forms of extra support together also showed a decrease in cessation of exclusive breastfeeding at six months (average RR 0.88, 95 % CI 0.85 to 0.92; moderate - quality evidence, 46 studies) and at four to six weeks (average RR 0.79, 95 % CI 0.71 to 0.89; moderate quality, 32 studies).

Although not directly comparable, our findings are in broad agreement with those from routine data in Scotland that have indicated a positive association between Baby Friendly accreditation, but not certification, and breastfeeding at 1 week of age.17 Our findings reinforce those of Coutinho and colleagues who reported that high exclusive breastfeeding rates achieved in Brazilian hospitals implementing staff training with the course content of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative were short - lived and not sustained at home unless implemented in combination with post-natal home visits.35 Similarly in Italy, training of staff with an adapted version of the Baby Friendly course content resulted in high breastfeeding rates at discharge, with a rapid decrease in the days after leaving hospital.36 In contrast, a cluster randomized trial in Belarus (PROBIT) found an association between an intervention modelled on the Baby Friendly Initiative with an increased duration of breastfeeding37 an association also reported from an observational study in Germany.38 Mothers in Belarus stay in hospital post-partum for 6 — 7 days, and in Germany for 5 days, with post-natal support likely to be particularly important in countries where mothers stay in the hospital for a shorter time, with early discharge likely to limit the influence of a hospital - based intervention.

In particular, breastfeeding may be of concern because it has been shown to be associated with both child's use of antibiotics36, 37 and cow's milk allergy, although inconsistently so.38 In a large Finnish birth cohort, the median durations of exclusive and total breastfeeding were 1.4 months and 7.0 months, respectively, and the proportion of breastfed infants decreased from 95 % at the age of 1 month to 58 % at the age of 6 months.39 Another limitation is our reliance on pharmacy records, which provides only a rough estimation of drug use.

Community education efforts should focus strongly on increasing exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life, decreasing parental smoking and smoking during pregnancy and educating parents, non-parental caregivers and hospital staff about the dangers of non-supine sleep positions for infants.

As your milk supply builds from breastfeeding more frequently, you can begin decreasing the amount and frequency of the formula you are giving until you are back to exclusive breastfeeding.

A study of more than 2,000 babies at a hospital in Oregon following «baby - friendly» guidelines found that «the rate of exclusive breastfeeding on the mother - baby unit decreased significantly after pacifiers were restricted.»

The Centers for Disease control and Prevention have reported: ``... for each month of exclusive breastfeeding, up to 9 months, the risk of obesity is decreased by 4 %.»

The new knowledge provides excellent evidence for the reader to share with hospital administrators and colleagues on how following the Ten Steps will lead to exclusive breastfeeding, decreased breast pathology, decreased infant morbidity and safe parenting following discharge.

Exclusive breastfeeding is associated with decreased risk of atopic dermatitis, necrotizing enterocolitis, severe lower respiratory tract infections, otitis media, gastroenteritis, and sudden infant death syndrome (13 — 15).

Physiologic sleep studies have found that breastfed infants are more easily aroused from sleep than their formula - fed counterparts.247, 248 In addition, breastfeeding results in a decreased incidence of diarrhea, upper and lower respiratory infections, and other infectious diseases249 that are associated with an increased vulnerability to SIDS and provides overall immune system benefits from maternal antibodies and micronutrients in human milk.250, 251 Exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months has been found to be more protective against infectious diseases compared with exclusive breastfeeding to 4 months of age and partial breastfeeding thereExclusive breastfeeding for 6 months has been found to be more protective against infectious diseases compared with exclusive breastfeeding to 4 months of age and partial breastfeeding thereexclusive breastfeeding to 4 months of age and partial breastfeeding thereafter.249