Community based peer counsellors for support of exclusive breastfeeding: experiences from rural Uganda

BACKGROUND: Universal exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months could reduce infant mortality by 13%. Although 99% women initiate breastfeeding in Uganda, exclusive breastfeeding rates remain low. Although peer counsellors for support of breastfeeding mothers have been found useful in other c...

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Autores principales: Nankunda, Jolly, Tumwine, James K, Soltvedt, Åshild, Semiyaga, Nulu, Ndeezi, Grace, Tylleskär, Thorkild
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1626445/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17054796
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1746-4358-1-19

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1626445/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17054796
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1746-4358-1-19

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