The first 500 days of life: policies to support maternal nutrition
Background: From conception to 6 months of age, an infant is entirely dependent for its nutrition on the mother: via the placenta and then ideally via exclusive breastfeeding. This period of 15 months – about 500 days – is the most important and vulnerable in a child's life: it must be protecte...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2014-06-01
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| Series: | Global Health Action |
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| Online Access: | http://www.globalhealthaction.net/index.php/gha/article/download/23623/pdf_1 |