Breastfeeding is an essential complement to vaccination

Dórea, José G.

doi:10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01345.x

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“…In addition, breast milk carries antibodies from the mother that help combat disease, protecting babies from diarrhoea and acute respiratory infections [6]. Breastfeeding also stimulates an infant’s immune system and response to vaccination and, according to some studies, confers cognitive benefits as well [7-10]. Continued breastfeeding beyond six months, accompanied by sufficient quantities of nutritionally adequate, safe and appropriate solid, semi-solid and soft foods, also helps ensure good nutritional status and protects against illnesses.…”

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Global trends in exclusive breastfeeding

2012

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BackgroundInfant and young child feeding is critical for child health and survival. Proportion of infants 0–5 months who are fed exclusively with breast milk is a common indicator used for monitoring and evaluating infant and young child feeding in a given country and region. Despite progress made since 1990, a previous review in 2006 of global and regional trends found improvement to be modest. The current study provides an update in global and regional trends in exclusive breastfeeding from 1995 to 2010, taking advantage of the wealth of data from recent household surveys.MethodsUsing the global database of infant and young child feeding maintained by the United Nations Children’s Fund, the authors examined estimates from 440 household surveys in 140 countries over the period between 1995 and 2010 and calculated global and regional averages of the rate of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0–5 months for the two time points to assess the trends.ResultsTrend data suggest the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants younger than six months in developing countries increased from 33% in 1995 to 39% in 2010. The prevalence increased in almost all regions in the developing world, with the biggest improvement seen in West and Central Africa.ConclusionsIn spite of the well-recognized importance of exclusive breastfeeding, the practice is not widespread in the developing world and increase on the global level is still very modest with much room for improvement. Child nutrition programmes worldwide continue to require investments and commitments to improve infant feeding practices in order to have maximum impact on children’s lives.

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“…[1][2][3][4] Studies looking at the rates of breastfeeding were not consistent when looking at socioeconomic status and across cultures. 5-7 Previous studies have shown some of the factors attributed with breastfeeding were social support, 8 prenatal care, 9 birth spacing, 10 support from spouse, 11 and religion.…”

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Parents’ Health Beliefs Influence Breastfeeding Patterns among Iranian Women

Parsa¹,

Masoumi²,

Parsa³

et al. 2015

Oman Med J

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“…As early childhood immunization is a significant cause of pain and distress for both infants and their parents [40,67,68], breastfeeding (when possible) during immunizations has the potential to significantly reduce pain and distress for infants, improve the immunization experience for infants and mothers, and optimize adherence to early immunization schedules.…”

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Strategies for the Prevention and Management of Neonatal and Infant Pain

Harrison

Yamada

Stevens

2010

Curr Pain Headache Rep

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Health care professionals caring for neonates (birth to 28 days of life) and infants up to 1 year of age have a professional and ethical responsibility to provide safe and effective pain management during painful procedures. Despite 14 years of research reports highlighting that sick infants are exposed to large numbers of painful procedures with minimal or no provision of pain management strategies, and generation of abundant evidence to support effectiveness of pain reduction strategies, insufficient practice changes have been made. As untreated pain in infancy has both immediate and longer-term negative consequences, such as increased sensitivity and responses to subsequent pain, it is imperative that widespread sustained practice changes are made to reduce the burden of pain. This review highlights recent advances within the past 2 to 3 years in pain management of acute procedural pain for neonates and infants, proposes recommendations for future research, and addresses practical implications and challenges for implementing best pain management practices.

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Breastfeeding is an essential complement to vaccination

Cited by 32 publications

References 77 publications

Global trends in exclusive breastfeeding

Global trends in exclusive breastfeeding

Parents’ Health Beliefs Influence Breastfeeding Patterns among Iranian Women

Strategies for the Prevention and Management of Neonatal and Infant Pain

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