Mobile phone support to sustain exclusive breastfeeding in the community after hospital delivery and counseling: a quasi-experimental study

• Main Authors: Iftia Jerin (Author), Monira Akter (Author), Khurshid Talukder (Author), Muhammad Qudrat e Khuda Talukder (Author), Mohammad Abdur Rahman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Abstract Background Rapid increases in hospital and cesarean deliveries threaten an already falling exclusive breastfeeding rate (EBR) in Bangladesh. There is neither a sustained Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) nor any community support for breastfeeding mothers. Our aim was to find out whe...