A relationship between a level of hemoglobin after delivery and exclusive breastfeeding initiation at a baby friendly hospital in Japan

• Main Authors: Saki Horie (Author), Kyoko Nomura (Author), Shinichi Takenoshita (Author), Junko Nakagawa (Author), Michiko Kido (Author), Mitsuhiro Sugimoto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Komiyama Printing Co. Ltd, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The recent National Nutrition Survey of 2013 demonstrated that 16.7% of women in childbearing age are underweight, and 5.0-10.0% of these women manifested a Hemoglobin (Hb) level less than 11.0 g/dl. The purpose of this study was to investigate if such maternal nutritional status...