The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative: increasing breastfeeding and decreasing infant mortality in Brazil

• Main Authors: Osvaldinete Lopes de Oliveira Silva (Author), Marina Ferreira Rea (Author), Sonia Isoyama Venâncio (Author), Gabriela dos Santos Buccini (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objectives: to estimate the population attributable fraction of preventable infant mortality rates due to changes in breastfeeding (BF) indicators attributable to the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI). Methods: an estimate on the impact of BFHI in reducing infant mortality with an in...