Impact of Routine Counseling on Breastfeeding Status in Hospitalized Infants Below 6 Months: Observation From a Large Diarrheal Disease Hospital in Bangladesh

• Main Authors: Sharika Nuzhat MBBS, DCH (Author), Rafiqul Islam MBBS, MPH (Author), Tahmeed Ahmed MBBS, PhD (Author), Shafiqul Alam Sarker MBBS, MD, PhD (Author), Azharul Islam Khan MBBS, PhD (Author), Sutopa Purkayastha MBBS (Author), Mohammod Jobayer Chisti MBBS, MMed, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background . Breastfeeding counseling (BFC) plays a crucial role in improving infant and young child feeding practices. To evaluate the impact of activities of BFC unit (BFCU) on breastfeeding practices of infants who were hospitalized for diarrheal illness through their regular counseling, assistan...