Rates and determinants of early initiation of breastfeeding and exclusive breast feeding at 42 days postnatal in six low and middle-income countries: A prospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Early initiation of breastfeeding after birth and exclusive breastfeeding through six months of age confers many health benefits for infants; both are crucial high impact, low-cost interventions. However, determining accurate global rates of these crucial activities has been challenging....

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Published in:Reprod Health
Main Authors: Patel, Archana, Bucher, Sherri, Pusdekar, Yamini, Esamai, Fabian, Krebs, Nancy F, Goudar, Shivaprasad S, Chomba, Elwyn, Garces, Ana, Pasha, Omrana, Saleem, Sarah, Kodkany, Bhalachandra S, Liechty, Edward A, Kodkany, Bhala, Derman, Richard J, Carlo, Waldemar A, Hambidge, K Michael, Goldenberg, Robert L, Althabe12, Fernando, Berrueta, Mabel, Moore, Janet L, McClure, Elizabeth M, Koso-Thomas, Marion, Hibberd, Patricia L
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Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4464210/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26063291
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-4755-12-S2-S10
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