Trends in breastfeeding indicators in a city of northeastern Brazil by Graciete O. Vieira, Mariana R. Reis, Tatiana O. Vieira, Nelson F. Oliveira, Luciana R. Silva, Elsa R.J. Giugliani

“…Some changes in the characteristics of the population were observed, which may have positively influenced the evolution of the breastfeeding indicators (better schooling level among the mothers, less use of dummies/pacifiers, and lower proportions of adolescent mothers), or negatively (greater proportions of primiparous mothers and cesarean deliveries, and lower frequency of births in Baby‐Friendly Hospitals). …”
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Trends in breastfeeding indicators in a city of northeastern Brazil by Graciete O. Vieira, Mariana R. Reis, Tatiana O. Vieira, Nelson F. Oliveira, Luciana R. Silva, Elsa R.J. Giugliani

“…Some changes in the characteristics of the population were observed, which may have positively influenced the evolution of the breastfeeding indicators (better schooling level among the mothers, less use of dummies/pacifiers, and lower proportions of adolescent mothers), or negatively (greater proportions of primiparous mothers and cesarean deliveries, and lower frequency of births in Baby-Friendly Hospitals). …”
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