Effectiveness of weekly cell phone counselling calls and daily text messages to improve breastfeeding indicators

Effectiveness of weekly cell phone counselling calls and daily text messages to improve breastfeeding indicators

Abstract Background Every year, nearly one million deaths occur due to suboptimal breastfeeding. If universally practiced, exclusive breastfeeding alone prevents 11.6% of all under 5 deaths. Among strategies to improve exclusive breastfeeding rates, counselling by peers or health workers, has proven...

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Main Authors: Archana Patel, Priyanka Kuhite, Amrita Puranik, Samreen Sadaf Khan, Jitesh Borkar, Leena Dhande
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Breastfeeding counselling
Cell phone counselling
Exclusive breastfeeding
Infant nutrition
Lactation
Infant and young child feeding
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-018-1308-3

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