Breastfeeding inequities in South Africa: Can enforcement of the WHO Code help address them? – A systematic scoping review

Abstract Introduction Suboptimal breastfeeding rates in South Africa have been attributed to the relatively easy access that women and families have had to infant formula, in part as a result of programs to prevent maternal-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV. This policy may have had an undesirable...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Debbie Vitalis, Mireya Vilar-Compte, Kate Nyhan, Rafael Pérez-Escamilla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-021-01441-2