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  1. Effects of Housing Insecurity on Breastfeeding: A Scoping Review

    Article • Clinical Lactation, August 2023, Springer Publishing Company

    Dr Shela Hirani

  2. Editorial: Conflicts and humanitarian crises on displaced people's health

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, July 2023, Frontiers

    Dr Shela Hirani

  3. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Breastfeeding Migrant Mothers: A Scoping Review

    Article • Clinical Lactation, May 2023, Springer Publishing Company

    Dr Shela Hirani

  4. Comparative Evaluation of Microleakage of Two Variables of Glass-Ionomer Cement: An In vitro Study

    Article • The Open Dentistry Journal, April 2023, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Shela Hirani

  5. Baby-friendly initiatives to promote, protect and support breastfeeding practices of immigrant mothers: A qualitative study in Saskatchewan, Canada

    Article • Science Talks, March 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Shela Hirani

  6. Challenges of Conducting a Critical Ethnographic Breastfeeding Study in the Post-Disaster Settings: Lessons Learned

    Article • The Open Public Health Journal, January 2023, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Shela Hirani

  7. Sociocultural Factors Affecting Breastfeeding Practices of Mothers During Natural Disasters: A Critical Ethnography in Rural Pakistan

    Article • Global Qualitative Nursing Research, January 2023, SAGE Publications

    Dr Shela Hirani

  8. Caring for breastfeeding mothers in disaster relief camps: A call to innovation in nursing curriculum

    Article • Science Talks, December 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Shela Hirani

  9. Spirituality, Religion and Breastfeeding: A Scoping Review

    Article • Clinical Lactation, October 2022, Springer Publishing Company

    Dr Shela Hirani

  10. Barriers and Strategies for Successful Implementation of Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative: A Scoping Review

    Article • Clinical Lactation, July 2022, Springer Publishing Company

    Dr Shela Hirani

  11. Breastfeeding During Travel: Barriers and Informational Support for Mothers Traveling With or Without Infants

    Article • Clinical Lactation, March 2022, Springer Publishing Company

    Dr Shela Hirani

  12. Impact of COVID-19 on Women Who Are Refugees and Mothering: A Critical Ethnographic Study

    Article • Global Qualitative Nursing Research, January 2022, SAGE Publications

    Dr Shela Hirani

  13. Humanitarian aid and breastfeeding practices of displaced mothers: a qualitative study in disaster relief camps

    Article • Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, December 2021, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (WHO/EMRO)

    Dr Shela Hirani

  14. Breastfeeding in Public: Challenges and Evidence-Based Breastfeeding-Friendly Initiatives to Overcome the Barriers

    Article • Clinical Lactation, August 2021, Springer Publishing Company

    Dr Shela Hirani

  15. Knowledge mobilization tool to promote, protect, and support breastfeeding during COVID-19

    Article • Can J Public Health, May 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Shela Hirani

  16. A Policy Brief on Promotion, Protection, and Support of Breastfeeding Practices During Disaster and Displacement

    Article • Clinical Lactation, December 2020, Springer Publishing Company

    Dr Shela Hirani

  17. Breastfeeding in Disaster Relief Camps

    Article • Advances in Nursing Science, April 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Shela Hirani

  18. Maternal and Child Health During Forced Displacement

    Article • Journal of Nursing Scholarship, February 2019, Wiley

    Dr Shela Hirani

  19. Realism and Relativism in the Development of Nursing as a Discipline

    Article • Advances in Nursing Science, April 2018, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Shela Hirani

  20. Respecting Parent’s Cultural Beliefs or Saving Child’s Life: an Ethical Dilemma Surrounding Blood Transfusion

    Article • Progressing Aspects in Pediatrics and Neonatology, January 2018, Lupine Publishers LLC

    Dr Shela Hirani

  21. Parenting Practices of African Immigrants in Destination Countries: A Qualitative Research Synthesis

    Article • Journal of Pediatric Nursing, September 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Shela Hirani

  22. Caring for a Child with Suspected Sexual Abuse

    Article • Academic Journal of Pediatrics & Neonatology, February 2017, Juniper Publishers

    Dr Shela Hirani

  23. The capability approach: a guiding framework to improve population health and the attainment of the Sustainable Developmental Goals

    Article • Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, January 2017, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (WHO/EMRO)

    Dr Shela Hirani

  24. Maternal autonomy in breastfeeding

    Article • Journal of Nursing Scholarship, April 2016, Wiley

    Ms. Shela Akbar Ali Hirani, Dr Shela Hirani

  25. Continuing Breastfeeding With Paid Employment: Breastfeeding and Support From Women’s Informal Social Network

    Article • Clinical Lactation, November 2015, Springer Publishing Company

    Ms. Shela Akbar Ali Hirani, Dr Shela Hirani

  26. A Pilot Study of a 6-Week Parenting Program for Mothers of Pre-school Children Attending Family Health Centers in Karachi, Pakistan

    Article • International Journal of Health Policy and Management, October 2015, International Society for Phytocosmetic Scicences

    Ms. Shela Akbar Ali Hirani, Dr Shela Hirani

  27. Workplace Lactation Support Program: An Avenue to Benefit Workplace Settings, Employed Women and Infants

    Article • MOJ Women s Health, July 2015, MedCrave Group LLC

    Dr Shela Hirani

  28. Association between Breast Feeding and Childhood Obesity among School-going Children, 5–16 years of Age in Karachi, Pakistan

    Article • International Journal of Nursing Education, January 2015, Diva Enterprises Private Limited

    Ms. Shela Akbar Ali Hirani, Dr Shela Hirani

  29. Whether Maternal Factors are Associated with Childhood Obesity: a Matched Case-Control Study

    Article • International Journal of Nursing Education, January 2015, Diva Enterprises Private Limited

    Ms. Shela Akbar Ali Hirani, Dr Shela Hirani

  30. Vulnerability of internally displaced children in disaster relief camps of Pakistan: issues, challenges, and way forward

    Article • Early Child Development and Care, March 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Ms. Shela Akbar Ali Hirani, Dr Shela Hirani

  31. Pediatric Baccalaureate Nursing Curriculum in Pakistan: Strengths, Limitations and Recommendations

    Article • International Journal of Nursing Education, January 2014, Diva Enterprises Private Limited

    Ms. Shela Akbar Ali Hirani, Dr Shela Hirani

  32. Preventing Abuse and Trauma to Internally Displaced Children Living in Camps Due to Disasters in Pakistan

    Article • Child Care in Practice, July 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Ms. Shela Akbar Ali Hirani, Dr Shela Hirani

  33. Perceived Breastfeeding Support Assessment Tool (PBSAT): Development and testing of psychometric properties with Pakistani urban working mothers

    Article • Midwifery, June 2013, Elsevier

    Ms. Shela Akbar Ali Hirani, Dr Shela Hirani

  34. The experiences of urban, professional women when combining breastfeeding with paid employment in Karachi, Pakistan: A qualitative study

    Article • Women and Birth, June 2013, Elsevier

    Ms. Shela Akbar Ali Hirani, Dr Shela Hirani

  35. Evidence based workplace interventions to promote breastfeeding practices among Pakistani working mothers

    Article • Women and Birth, March 2013, Elsevier

    Ms. Shela Akbar Ali Hirani, Dr Shela Hirani

  36. Violence against Women in Pakistan: Contributing Factors and New Interventions

    Article • Issues in Mental Health Nursing, December 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Ms. Shela Akbar Ali Hirani, Dr Shela Hirani

  37. Breastfeeding Support for Working Mothers: Global and Pakistani Perspectives

    Article • Current Pediatric Reviews, September 2012, Bentham Science Publishers

    Ms. Shela Akbar Ali Hirani, Dr Shela Hirani

  38. Child With Idiopathic Pulmonary Hemosiderosis: A Case Report From Pakistan With Multiple Ethical and Moral Issues

    Article • Journal of Pediatric Nursing, August 2012, Elsevier

    Ms. Shela Akbar Ali Hirani, Dr Shela Hirani

  39. Meeting the 2015 Millennium Development Goals with New Interventions for Abused Women

    Article • Nursing Clinics of North America, December 2011, Elsevier

    Ms. Shela Akbar Ali Hirani, Dr Shela Hirani

  40. International Column: Effects of Humanitarian Emergencies on Newborn and Infants' Health in Pakistan

    Article • Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews, June 2011, Elsevier

    Ms. Shela Akbar Ali Hirani, Dr Shela Hirani

  41. Safety Issues in Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Pakistan

    Article • Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews, June 2008, Elsevier

    Ms. Shela Akbar Ali Hirani, Dr Shela Hirani