Sökning: "Infant Feeding"
Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 80 avhandlingar innehållade orden Infant Feeding.
11. Weaned Upon A Time : Studies of the Infant Diet in Prehistory
Sammanfattning : This thesis is concerned with how prehistoric infants were fed in different physical and cultural environments, and in particular what impact the economic, social, and epidemiological changes associated with the development of agriculture had on infant feeding practices. In order to examine these effects, stable isotope ratio analysis has been used to assess the duration of breastfeeding and weaning in a variety of prehistoric contexts. LÄS MER
12. Infant feeding and allergy in children
Sammanfattning : Despite intensive research, the knowledge on causes behind the increase in allergic diseases among children is incomplete. Altered environmental exposures and changes in lifestyle have been hypothesised to play a role, including dietary intake. LÄS MER
13. Breast-feeding and reproduction : studies in marital fertility and infant mortality in 19th century Finland and Sweden
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14. Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV in Africa : Operational Research to Reduce Post-natal Transmission and Infant Mortality
Sammanfattning : This thesis assesses the effectiveness of the National Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) programme in 3 sites in South Africa, and the quality of infant feeding counselling across four countries, Botswana, Kenya, Malawi and Uganda . Implementation and outcome of PMTCT services were very different across the 3 sites. LÄS MER
15. Support to breastfeeding women
Sammanfattning : Breastfeeding has important health benefits for mothers and infants in high- and low-income countries. For that reason, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends exclusive breastfeeding for six months and partial breastfeeding for two years or longer. LÄS MER