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Publikováno v:
American Journal of Public Health. 86:1235-1240
OBJECTIVES: This study quantified the influence of employment, specifically a mother's employment away from her infant, on the use of breast milk substitutes in developing countries. METHODS: Data from the Demographic and Health Surveys were used to
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 54:101-108
Data from many Demographic and Health Surveys I and II in developing countries were analyzed to determine the overlap between lactational amenorrhea and contraceptive use (nonhormonal methods) during the first 6 months postpartum. In Asia and the Nea
Publikováno v:
Reproductive Health Matters. 2:11-19
Maternity care in the Caribbean island nation of Grenada is organised and provided largely by trained nurse-midwives and maternal mortality is relatively low. This paper discusses how the various elements of this care — emphasis on third trimester
Publikováno v:
The Journal of nutrition. 128(10)
Breast-feeding is positively associated with the duration of postpartum amenorrhea; thus it is a major determinant of fertility in countries where effective contraceptive methods are not widely available. The objective of these analyses was to examin
Autor:
Anne E. Peterson, Helena von Hertzen, Veronica Fletcher, Paul F. A. Van Look, Virginia Hight-Laukaran, Miriam H. Labbok
Publikováno v:
Contraception. 55(6)
A multicenter study of the Lactational Amenorrhea Method (LAM) was carried out to test the acceptability and efficacy of the method. Additionally, the data are used to test new constructs for improvement of method criteria. A protocol was designed at
Autor:
Anne E. Peterson, Helena von Hertzen, Paul F. A. Van Look, Veronica Fletcher, Miriam H. Labbok, Virginia Hight-Laukaran
Publikováno v:
Contraception. 55(6)
A multicenter study of the Lactational Amenorrhea Method (LAM) was carried out to determine acceptability, satisfaction, and utilization in 10 different populations, and to confirm the efficacy of the method. Efficacy data are presented in a companio
Autor:
Virginia Hight Laukaran
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 25:129-142
This literature review of the few studies which have investigated the effects of contraceptives on the initiation of lactation leaves the reader with an unclear picture of how the early administration of hormonal contraception affects that process. M
Publikováno v:
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 136:374-379
The relationships of maternal attitude to pregnancy outcome and obstetric complications were investigated in a prospective study of a group of 8,000 gravidas, enrolled in the Child Health and Development Studies, who were members of the Kaiser Founda
Publikováno v:
Social Science & Medicine. 29:859-868
This paper describes some of the findings from a comparative study to investigate infant feeding practices and their determinants in four Third World urban areas: Bangkok, Thailand; Bogota, Colombia; Nairobi, Kenya; and Semarang, Indonesia. The infor
Publikováno v:
Pediatrics. 77(3)
A multidimensional approach was taken to understand the constraints to breast-feeding in a large municipal hospital. Data were collected through direct observation, chart review, and questionnaires to patients and staff. Breast-feeding had not yet be