Timely initiation of breastfeeding and its association with birth place in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Animut Alebel (Author), Getiye Dejenu (Author), Getachew Mullu (Author), Nurilign Abebe (Author), Tenaw Gualu (Author), Setegn Eshetie (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Timely initiation of breastfeeding is defined as putting the newborn to the breast within 1 h of birth. In Ethiopia, different studies have been conducted to assess the prevalence of timely initiation of breastfeeding and associated factors. The findings of these studies were inc...