“The sweet and the bitter”: mothers’ experiences of breastfeeding in the early postpartum period: a qualitative exploratory study in China
Abstract Background In China, the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding at 6 months was only 20.8%. In promoting breastfeeding for newborns, a number of strategies have been initiated by Chinese government. These actions facilitated a high breastfeeding initiation of 77 to 99.9% in different regions...
Main Authors: | Xiao Xiao, Alice Yuen Loke, She-ning Zhu, Lin Gong, Hong-mei Shi, Fei-wan Ngai |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-02-01
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Series: | International Breastfeeding Journal |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13006-020-00256-1 |
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