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Does postnatal care have a role in improving newborn feeding? A study in 15 sub–Saharan African countries

BACKGROUND: Breastfeeding is known as a key intervention to improve newborn health and survival while prelacteal feeds (liquids other than breastmilk within 3 days of birth) represents a departure from optimal feeding practices. Recent programmatic guidelines from the WHO and UNICEF outline the need...

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Autores principales: Khan, Shane M, Speizer, Ilene S, Singh, Kavita, Angeles, Gustavo, Twum–Danso, Nana AY, Barker, Pierre
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Edinburgh University Global Health Society 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5785869/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29423183
http://dx.doi.org/10.7189/jogh.07.020506