To avoid spurious associations and to identify reverse causality, longitudinal studies are necessary to establish the chronology of cessation of breastfeeding to growth faltering.From theCambridge English Corpus
Some workplaces made provision for women tobreastfeedtheir infants in the mid-day break if the child was left nearby.From theCambridge English Corpus
It is these factors and not prolonged breastfeeding per se, which account for the association with malnutrition and diarrhoeal disease.From theCambridge English Corpus
Alternatively, it is possible that continued breastfeeding, operating through some hormonal mechanism, reduces the child's appetite and acceptance of other, more energy dense foods.From theCambridge English Corpus
In the present study an important predictor was guidance on breastfeeding from public health nurses.From theCambridge English Corpus
Also, reduced periods of breastfeeding associated with high fertility rates could affect mortality.From theCambridge English Corpus
The protection afforded by breastfeeding seems to have been fundamental in the case of children under one year of age.From theCambridge English Corpus
In the logistic regression analysis, only breastfeeding status was a significant factor for oropharyngeal colonization.From theCambridge English Corpus
Whether they were in employment or not, there was an additional reason for women having difficulty in breastfeeding during the war years.From theCambridge English Corpus
In contrast, when complementary feeding practices, sanitation and health are good, a negative association between breastfeeding and growth (and/or illness) is not observed.From theCambridge English Corpus
At 32 weeks, the patient asked for counselling regarding the possibility tobreastfeed.From theCambridge English Corpus
Nurses attended to health maintenance and risk reduction, such as managing breastfeeding problems and stressing the importance of immunization against vaccine preventable disease.From theCambridge English Corpus
Interventions to reduce vertical transmission include avoidance of breastfeeding where safe and affordable alternatives exist and antiretroviral therapy with zidovudine during pregnancy, labour and to the neonate.From theCambridge English Corpus
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