Association of prenatal counselling and immediate postnatal support with early initiation of breastfeeding in Uttar Pradesh, India

Association of prenatal counselling and immediate postnatal support with early initiation of breastfeeding in Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract Background Timely initiation of breastfeeding, also known as early initiation of breastfeeding, is a well-recognized life-saving intervention to reduce neonatal mortality. However, only one quarter of newborns in Uttar Pradesh, India were breastfed in the first hour of life. This paper aims...

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Main Authors: Vasanthakumar Namasivayam, Bidyadhar Dehury, Ravi Prakash, Marissa Becker, Lisa Avery, Deepa Sankaran, B. M. Ramesh, James Blanchard, Pankaj Kumar, John Anthony, Manish Kumar, Ties Boerma, Shajy Isac
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:International Breastfeeding Journal
Subjects:
Early initiation of breastfeeding
Prenatal counselling on breastfeeding
Postnatal breastfeeding support
Uttar Pradesh, India
Uttar Pradesh technical support unit
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13006-021-00372-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13006-021-00372-6

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