Intimate partner violence and early interruption of exclusive breastfeeding in the first three months of life

• Main Authors: Maria Helena Hasselmann (Author), Ana Cristina Lindsay (Author), Pamela J. Surkan (Author), Gabriela Vasconcellos de Barros Vianna (Author), Guilherme L. Werneck (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the role of intimate partner violence in the early interruption of exclusive breastfeeding in the first three months of life. We used data from a prospective cohort of 564 children attending four primary health clinics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Int...