Determinants of optimum exclusive breastfeeding duration in rural India: a mixed method approach using cohort and content analysis design

• Main Authors: Falguni Debnath (Author), Nilanjan Mondal (Author), Alok Kumar Deb (Author), Debjit Chakraborty (Author), Subhrangshu Chakraborty (Author), Shanta Dutta (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Despite established benefits, exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) rate remains poor in India. This study measured the rate of early initiation of breastfeeding and EBF up to 42 days postpartum period and the reasons associated with early interruption of it. Methods In this study we fol...