Mahnaz Zarshenas
Biographic Data
| ID | 7860927 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mahnaz Zarshenas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mahnaz |
| FAMILY NAME | Zarshenas |
| SIGNATURE | ZARSHENAS M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Shiraz University of Medical Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9536-0767 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Determinants of Breastfeeding Duration in Shiraz, Southwest Iran
A prospective cohort study was conducted in Shiraz in the south west of Iran to investigate breastfeeding from birth to six months of age. Mothers were recruited in a face-to-face interview within 48 h of giving birth in three public and two private hospitals (n = 700). They were then followed-up at 4, 12, 16, and 26 weeks postpartum in local Maternal and Child Health Clinics. Upon being discharge from hospital, 98.7% of mothers were breastfeedin…
Incidence and Determinants of Caesarean Section in Shiraz, Iran
The rate of Caesarean section (CS) without medical indication has increased markedly worldwide in the past decades. This study reports the incidence of CS and identifies the determinants of elective and emergency CS as separate pregnancy outcomes in a cohort of Iranian women. Mothers ( n = 700) of healthy, full-term infants were recruited from five maternity hospitals in Shiraz. The association between maternal socio-demographic and biomedical fa…
Baby‐friendly hospital practices are associated with duration of full breastfeeding in primiparous but not multiparous Iranian women
There is evidence that the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) results in improved breastfeeding outcomes in Western countries, but little is known of its impact in Middle-Eastern countries. This study investigated the impact of BFHI practices on duration of full breastfeeding in a cohort of 700 Iranian mothers recruited between June 2014 and March 2015 from maternity hospitals in Shiraz and followed-up prospectively for 6 months. At baselin…
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Baby‐friendly hospital practices are associated with duration of full breastfeeding in primiparous but not multiparous Iranian women
There is evidence that the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) results in improved breastfeeding outcomes in Western countries, but little is known of its impact in Middle-Eastern countries. This study investigated the impact of BFHI practices on duration of full breastfeeding in a cohort of 700 Iranian mothers recruited between June 2014 and March 2015 from maternity hospitals in Shiraz and followed-up prospectively for 6 months. At baselin…
Determinants of Breastfeeding Duration in Shiraz, Southwest Iran
A prospective cohort study was conducted in Shiraz in the south west of Iran to investigate breastfeeding from birth to six months of age. Mothers were recruited in a face-to-face interview within 48 h of giving birth in three public and two private hospitals (n = 700). They were then followed-up at 4, 12, 16, and 26 weeks postpartum in local Maternal and Child Health Clinics. Upon being discharge from hospital, 98.7% of mothers were breastfeedin…
Incidence and Determinants of Caesarean Section in Shiraz, Iran
The rate of Caesarean section (CS) without medical indication has increased markedly worldwide in the past decades. This study reports the incidence of CS and identifies the determinants of elective and emergency CS as separate pregnancy outcomes in a cohort of Iranian women. Mothers ( n = 700) of healthy, full-term infants were recruited from five maternity hospitals in Shiraz. The association between maternal socio-demographic and biomedical fa…
Demography (3 works) · Demography (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Obstetrics (3 works) · Breastfeeding (2 works) · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (2 works) · Cohort study (2 works) · Confidence interval (2 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (2 works) · Pediatrics (2 works)