"The sweet and the bitter": mothers' experiences of breastfeeding in the early postpartum period: a qualitative exploratory study in China

• Main Authors: Xiao Xiao (Author), Alice Yuen Loke (Author), She-ning Zhu (Author), Lin Gong (Author), Hong-mei Shi (Author), Fei-wan Ngai (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In China, the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding at 6 months was only 20.8%. In promoting breastfeeding for newborns, a number of strategies have been initiated by Chinese government. These actions facilitated a high breastfeeding initiation of 77 to 99.9% in different regions...