A relationship between a level of hemoglobin after delivery and exclusive breastfeeding initiation at a baby friendly hospital in Japan
Abstract Background The recent National Nutrition Survey of 2013 demonstrated that 16.7% of women in childbearing age are underweight, and 5.0–10.0% of these women manifested a Hemoglobin (Hb) level less than 11.0 g/dl. The purpose of this study was to investigate if such maternal nutritional status...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-04-01
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| Series: | Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12199-017-0650-7 |