Promoting Sustained Breastfeeding of Infants at Risk for Asthma: Explaining the “Active Ingredients” of an Effective Program Using Intervention Mapping

Infants whose parents and/or siblings have a history of asthma or allergy may profit from receiving exclusive breastfeeding during the first 6 months of life. This is expected to diminish the chance of developing childhood asthma and/or atopic disease. Ongoing breastfeeding for 6 months seems challe...

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Main Authors: Ilse Mesters, Barbara Gijsbers, L. Kay Bartholomew
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2018.00087/full