Exclusive breastfeeding practices among mothers in urban slum settlements: pooled analysis from three prospective birth cohort studies in South India

Abstract Background The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends six months of exclusive breastfeeding. Despite documented health, social and economic benefits, the practice of exclusive breastfeeding is quite low and information on influencing factors is limited especially from slum settlements....

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Published in:	International Breastfeeding Journal
Main Authors:	Vasanthakumar Velusamy, Prasanna S. Premkumar, Gagandeep Kang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2017-08-01
Subjects:	Prospective study Exclusive breastfeeding Sociodemographic factors Urban slums India
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13006-017-0127-8