Supplementary suckling technique in infants less than 6 months of age with uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition: a prospective hospital-based study in armed conflict Yemen

Abstract Background Globally 3.8 million of children under 6 month of age are severely wasted. In Yemen, around 20% of children under 6 months were affected by malnutrition during the armed conflict in the last 7 years. Supplementary suckling may reestablish exclusive breastfeeding in infant less th...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Salem Mohamed Baazab, Jalal Ali Bilal, Iman Ali Ba-Saddik, Ali Mohammed Arabi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-11-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-022-03745-w