Breastfeeding Outcomes, Self-Efficacy, and Satisfaction Among Low-Income Women With Late-Preterm, Early-Term, and Full-Term Infants

Author(s):  
Azza H. Ahmed ◽  
Wilaiporn Rojjanasrirat
2018 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maristella Lucchini ◽  
Nina Burtchen ◽  
William P. Fifer ◽  
Maria G. Signorini

2018 ◽  
Vol 73 (4) ◽  
pp. 335-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yohei Kitamura ◽  
Chieko Kogomori ◽  
Hirokazu  Hamano ◽  
Iwao Maekawa ◽  
Takashi Shimizu ◽  
...  

Background: Term infants can be categorized into 3 sub-groups: early term (37w0d to 38w6d), full term (39w0d to 40w6d), and late term (41w0d and beyond). However, the fatty acid composition among the 3 groups of term infants has not been investigated. The association between fatty acid composition and gestational period of term infants in Japan is unclear. Methods: We assessed the fatty acid composition of maternal erythrocyte membranes in the third trimester and of cord erythrocyte membranes at birth in 212 healthy term Japanese infants using data from a prospective hospital-based cohort study. Results: In maternal erythrocyte membranes, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) levels and omega-3 index were significantly higher in the late-term group than in the early-term group. In cord erythrocyte membranes, DHA levels were not significantly different between the 3 groups; late-term infants showed significantly higher DHA/arachidonic acid (ARA) and lower 20: 3n-6 and ARA levels compared to early-term infants. Gestational period positively correlated with the DHA status in maternal and cord erythrocyte membranes. Conclusions: Fatty acid composition in maternal and cord erythrocyte membranes varies between early-, full-, and late-term infants, and the greater gestational period may contribute to the relatively high n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids status in term infants. Furthermore, maternal DHA status in the third semester directly correlates with gestational period in pregnant Japanese women.


2015 ◽  
Vol 91 (3) ◽  
pp. 199-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrin Mehler ◽  
Lisa Ulbrich ◽  
Sarah Börner ◽  
Alexander Joachim ◽  
Ingrid Becker ◽  
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Birth ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 330-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neera K. Goyal ◽  
Laura B. Attanasio ◽  
Katy B. Kozhimannil

2003 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 302-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mei-Wei Chang ◽  
Susan Nitzke ◽  
Roger L. Brown ◽  
Linda Ciofu Baumann ◽  
Linda Oakley

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