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  1. Barriers and Facilitators to the Implementation and Scale-Up of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative: A Qualitative Study in Saskatchewan, Canada

    Article • Healthcare, August 2026, MDPI AG

    Dr Shela Hirani

  2. Alcohol Use During Breastfeeding: A Scoping Review of Risks, Feeding Dynamics, and Support Strategies for Mothers

    Article • Clinical Lactation, July 2026, Springer Publishing Company

    Dr Shela Hirani

  3. Critical Factors Influencing the Uptake of Breastfeeding Support Interventions in Neonatal Intensive Care Units: A Scoping Review

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, May 2026, MDPI AG

    Dr Shela Hirani

  4. Evidence-Based Instructional Approaches to Strengthen Breastfeeding Knowledge and Skills of Nursing Students: A Scoping Review

    Article • Clinical Lactation, November 2025, Springer Publishing Company

    Dr Shela Hirani

  5. Barriers and Strategies to Support Breastfeeding Practices of Incarcerated Women in the Correctional Settings: A Scoping Review

    Article • Clinical Lactation, May 2025, Springer Publishing Company

    Dr Shela Hirani

  6. Editorial: World refugee day 2023

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, December 2024, Frontiers

    Dr Shela Hirani, Dr. Ahmed Hossain

  7. Effects of COVID-19 on breastfeeding practices of immigrant mothers in Canada: A qualitative study

    Article • Science Talks, September 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Shela Hirani

  8. Role of Critical Realism in Uncovering Breastfeeding Experiences of Mothers Affected by Disaster and Displacement: Researcher’s Reflections

    Article • Clinical Lactation, August 2024, Springer Publishing Company

    Dr Shela Hirani

  9. Effects of Caffeine on Breastfeeding Mothers and Infants: A Scoping Review

    Article • Clinical Lactation, April 2024, Springer Publishing Company

    Dr Shela Hirani

  10. Barriers Affecting Breastfeeding Practices of Refugee Mothers: A Critical Ethnography in Saskatchewan, Canada

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, March 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Shela Hirani

  11. Barriers to Women’s Menstrual Hygiene Practices during Recurrent Disasters and Displacement: A Qualitative Study

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, January 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Shela Hirani

  12. Preparing next generation of nurses to care for disaster affected population: A call to action in nursing curriculum

    Article • Teaching and Learning in Nursing, October 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Shela Hirani

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

    Article • Clinical Lactation, August 2023, Springer Publishing Company

    Dr Shela Hirani

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

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, July 2023, Frontiers

    Dr Shela Hirani, Dr. Ahmed Hossain

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

    Article • Clinical Lactation, May 2023, Springer Publishing Company

    Dr Shela Hirani

  16. 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

  17. 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

  18. Analgesic Role of Breastfeeding: Analysis of Effectiveness, Implementation Barriers, and Strategies to Promote Evidence-Based Practice

    Article • Clinical Lactation, February 2023, Springer Publishing Company

    Dr Shela Hirani

  19. Analgesic Role of Breastfeeding: Analysis of Effectiveness, Implementation Barriers, and Strategies to Promote Evidence-Based Practice

    Article • Clinical Lactation, January 2023, Springer Publishing Company

    Dr Shela Hirani

  20. 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

  21. 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

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

    Article • Science Talks, December 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Shela Hirani

  23. Spirituality, Religion and Breastfeeding: A Scoping Review

    Article • Clinical Lactation, October 2022, Springer Publishing Company

    Dr Shela Hirani

  24. 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

  25. 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

  26. 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

  27. 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

  28. 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

  29. 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

  30. 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

  31. Breastfeeding in Disaster Relief Camps

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

    Dr Shela Hirani

  32. Maternal and Child Health During Forced Displacement

    Article • Journal of Nursing Scholarship, February 2019, Wiley

    Dr Shela Hirani

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

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

    Dr Shela Hirani

  34. 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

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

    Article • Journal of Pediatric Nursing, September 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Shela Hirani

  36. Caring for a Child with Suspected Sexual Abuse

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

    Dr Shela Hirani

  37. 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

  38. Maternal autonomy in breastfeeding

    Article • Journal of Nursing Scholarship, April 2016, Wiley

    Ms. Shela Akbar Ali Hirani, Dr Shela Hirani

  39. Medication Errors by Novice Nurses in a Pediatric and Neonatal Care Setting of Pakistan: Analysis of Problems and Proposed Solutions

    Article • Pediatrics and Neonatal Nursing Open Access, January 2016, Sci Forschen, Inc.

    Dr Shela Hirani

  40. 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

  41. 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

  42. 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

  43. 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

  44. 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

  45. 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

  46. 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

  47. 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

  48. 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

  49. 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

  50. 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

  51. Use of Play Therapy in Educating Asthmatic and Diabetic Pediatric Patients: A Pilot Clinical Project at a Private Tertiary Setting in Karachi, Pakistan

    Article • International Journal of Nursing Care, January 2013, Diva Enterprises Private Limited

    Ms. Shela Akbar Ali Hirani, Dr Shela Hirani

  52. Effects of Early Life Experiences on Brain Development of Premature Babies Admitted in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

    Article • International Journal of Pediatrics and Child Health, January 2013, Savvy Science Publisher

    Ms. Shela Akbar Ali Hirani, Dr Shela Hirani

  53. 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

  54. 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

  55. 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

  56. Abstracts of Research Oral and Poster Presentations at the 2011 ILCA Conference

    Article • Journal of Human Lactation, January 2012, SAGE Publications

    Dr Shela Hirani

  57. 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

  58. 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

  59. 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