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Cultural beliefs that may discourage breastfeeding among Lebanese women: a qualitative analysis

BACKGROUND: Although the health benefits of breastfeeding are well established, early introduction of formula remains a common practice. Cultural beliefs and practices can have an important impact on breastfeeding. This paper describes some common beliefs that may discourage breastfeeding in Lebanon...

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Autores principales: Osman, Hibah, El Zein, Lama, Wick, Livia
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2774667/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19883506
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1746-4358-4-12