Factors Affecting Initiation and Duration of Breastfeeding Among Off-Reserve Indigenous Children in Canada
ndigenous children in Canada are less likely to be breastfed compared to non-Indigenous children; however, little information about rates and correlates of breastfeeding exist. We used a nationally representative survey to examine breastfeeding initiation (n = 9,330) and duration (n = 6,760) among F...
Main Authors: | Isabella Romano, Martin Cooke, Piotr Wilk |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Western Ontario
2019-03-01
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Series: | International Indigenous Policy Journal |
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Online Access: | https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/iipj/vol10/iss1/5/ |
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