Early initiation of breastfeeding and severe illness in the early newborn period: An observational study in rural Bangladesh.

<h4>Background</h4>In Bangladesh, neonatal sepsis is the cause of 24% of neonatal deaths, over 65% of which occur in the early-newborn stage (0-6 days). Only 50% of newborns in Bangladesh initiated breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth. The mechanism by which early initiation of breastfee...

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Main Authors: Shahreen Raihana, Michael J Dibley, Mohammad Masudur Rahman, Tazeen Tahsina, Md Abu Bakkar Siddique, Qazi Sadequr Rahman, Sajia Islam, Ashraful Alam, Patrick J Kelly, Shams El Arifeen, Tanvir M Huda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-08-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002904