Reported infant feeding practices and contextual influences on breastfeeding: qualitative interviews with women registered to MomConnect in three South African provinces

• Main Authors: Zara Trafford (Author), Sara Jewett (Author), Alison Swartz (Author), Amnesty E. LeFevre (Author), Peter J. Winch (Author), Christopher J. Colvin (Author), Peter Barron (Author), Lesley Bamford (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Global guidelines recommend exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for the first 6 months of life. South African EBF rates have steadily increased but still only average 32% for infants below 6 months of age. Malnutrition and developmental delays continue to contribute substantially to th...