Perinatal feeding practices among mothers in Isi-Uzo, Enugu State: Implications for the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative

Perinatal feeding practices among mothers in Isi-Uzo, Enugu State: Implications for the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative

Background: A gamut of factors including culture-related beliefs and knowledge seem to have constrained effective implementation and uptake of WHO/UNICEF's Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) in most developing countries. Aim: To assess mothers' breast-feeding initiation and use of co...

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Main Authors: Anthonia U Chinweuba, Augustine A Oluwakemi, Noreen E Agbapuonwu, Jane-Lovena E Onyiapat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:International Journal of Medicine and Health Development
Subjects:
newborn; breast-feeding initiation; exclusive breast-feeding; prelacteals; colostrum
Online Access:http://www.ijmhdev.com/article.asp?issn=2635-3695;year=2016;volume=21;issue=1;spage=16;epage=26;aulast=Chinweuba;type=0

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