- Original Article
- General Pediatrics
- Early initiation of breastfeeding and factors associated with its delay among mothers at discharge from a single hospital
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J. Jenifer Florence Mary, R. Sindhuri, A. Arul Kumaran, Amol R. Dongre
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2022;65(4):201-208. Published online October 18, 2021
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Background: According to the National Family Health Survey– 4, in India, 78.9% of deliveries occur in institutions, although only 42.6% of new mothers initiate breastfeeding within 1 hour of delivery.
Purpose: To estimate the proportion of early initiation of breastfeeding (EIBF) among new mothers at discharge from a tertiary care hospital and identify the determinants of delayed initiation of breastfeeding among... |
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