Uncovering the barriers to exclusive breastfeeding for mothers living in Dhaka’s slums: a mixed method study

Uncovering the barriers to exclusive breastfeeding for mothers living in Dhaka’s slums: a mixed method study

Abstract Background Despite the substantial impact on child and maternal health, breastfeeding practices for infants remain at the suboptimum level in Bangladesh. Yet the understanding of why these practices are suboptimal, especially surrounding urban slum dwelling mothers, is unclear. The purpose...

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Main Authors: Halima Khatun, Carly A Comins, Rajesh Shah, M Munirul Islam, Nuzhat Choudhury, Tahmeed Ahmed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:International Breastfeeding Journal
Subjects:
Initial breastfeeding
Exclusive breastfeeding
Associated factors
Barriers and facilitators
Mode of delivery
Slum
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13006-018-0186-5

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