Exclusive breastfeeding practices in an urban settlement of Vellore, southern India: findings from the MAL-ED birth cohort

• Main Authors: Samarasimha Reddy N. (Author), Kulandaipalayam Natarajan Sindhu (Author), Karthikeyan Ramanujam (Author), Anuradha Bose (Author), Gagandeep Kang (Author), Venkata Raghava Mohan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended in the first six months of life. Observing breastfeeding practices and further the introduction of complementary food using a birth cohort can provide a better understanding with reference to the child's growth and nutrition. We aim to...