Associations of in-hospital postpartum feeding experiences with exclusive breastfeeding practices among infants in rural Sichuan, China

• Main Authors: Ann M. Weber (Author), Yian Guo (Author), Evelyn Zhang (Author), Susan Gruber (Author), Alexis Medina (Author), Huan Zhou (Author), Gary L. Darmstadt (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In rural China, exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) prevalence is low and hospitals often fail to attain baby-friendly feeding objectives, such as ≥ 75% of newborns exclusively breastfed from birth to discharge. Empirical evidence for the impact of increased hospital compliance with re...