Scaling up breastfeeding policy and programs in Samoa: application of the Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly initiative
Abstract Background Breastfeeding is a critical, evidence-based intervention that addresses malnutrition, improves early childhood development outcomes, and influences long-term maternal and infant health by reducing the non-communicable disease risk. Scaling up breastfeeding is an indisputably stro...
Main Authors: | Christina Soti-Ulberg, Amber Hromi-Fiedler, Nicola L. Hawley, Take Naseri, Analosa Manuele-Magele, John Ah-Ching, Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, on behalf of BBF Samoa Committee |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-01-01
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Series: | International Breastfeeding Journal |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13006-019-0245-6 |
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