A rapid ethnographic study of breastfeeding in the North and South of Italy

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The past ten years have witnessed a rising trend in the prevalence and duration of breastfeeding in Italy, but breastfeeding rates increase in an unequal way; they are higher in the North of Italy than in the South. The purpose of th...

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Main Authors: Passamonte Raquel, Barbiero Chiara, Bernal Rosa, Quintero Romero Sofia, Cattaneo Adriano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-09-01
Series:International Breastfeeding Journal
Online Access:http://www.internationalbreastfeedingjournal.com/content/1/1/14