Association of prenatal counselling and immediate postnatal support with early initiation of breastfeeding in Uttar Pradesh, India

• Main Authors: Vasanthakumar Namasivayam (Author), Bidyadhar Dehury (Author), Ravi Prakash (Author), Marissa Becker (Author), Lisa Avery (Author), Deepa Sankaran (Author), B. M. Ramesh (Author), James Blanchard (Author), Pankaj Kumar (Author), John Anthony (Author), Manish Kumar (Author), Ties Boerma (Author), Shajy Isac (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Timely initiation of breastfeeding, also known as early initiation of breastfeeding, is a well-recognized life-saving intervention to reduce neonatal mortality. However, only one quarter of newborns in Uttar Pradesh, India were breastfed in the first hour of life. This paper aims...