Factors associated with prelacteal feeding practices in a rural northern Nigerian setting.
Introduction: Prelacteal feeding practice contravenes the recommendation of World Health Organisation that breastfeeding be initiated within an hour of childbirth. Consequently, the health, social, emotional and economic benefits of optimal breastfeeding are limited. Therefore, to break this vicious...
| Publicado en: | South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 37 - 43 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jun2018
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