Delayed initiation of breastfeeding in Bukavu, South Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo: a cross-sectional study

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Richard Mbusa Kambale (مؤلف), Jérémie Bisimwa Buliga (مؤلف), Nancy Francisca Isia (مؤلف), Adolphe Nyakasane Muhimuzi (مؤلف), Oreste Battisti (مؤلف), Bruno Masumbuko Mungo (مؤلف)
• التنسيق: كتاب
• منشور في: BMC, 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Timely initiation of breastfeeding can decrease neonatal mortality. However, about 50% of newborns are not breastfeed within 1 h of birth in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with delayed initiation of breastfeeding in an u...