Breastfeeding practices and complementary feeding in Ecuador: implications for localized policy applications and promotion of breastfeeding: a pooled analysis

• Main Authors: Wilma B. Freire (Author), William F. Waters (Author), Diana Román (Author), Philippe Belmont (Author), Emily Wilkinson-Salamea (Author), Adrián Diaz (Author), Ivan Palacios (Author), Enrique Bucheli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Best practices in breastfeeding are often not followed despite appropriate levels of knowledge and positive attitudes regarding the benefits of human milk. For many reasons, some women do not initiate breastfeeding, suspend breastfeeding early, or initiate complementary feeding e...