Publications by authors named "Aida Suhaimat"

Introduction: Women's traditional way of breastfeeding has altered in Jordan with rates declining in recent years.

Objective: The objectives of this study were to test whether the introduction of an educational program supporting breastfeeding would increase the proportion of women who breastfed fully to six months, improve the women's level of breastfeeding knowledge, and decrease the proportion of infants admitted to hospitals due to gastrointestinal illnesses.

Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted in 90 primiparous women who had given birth to a healthy, full term, singleton baby at two hospitals in the southern region of Jordan.

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