Delayed breastfeeding initiation and infant survival: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2017382 citationsReviewgold Open Access

Authors

Emily R. Smith · Harvard Global Health Institute

Lisa Hurt · Cardiff University

Ranadip Chowdhury · Society for Applied Studies

Bireshwar Sinha · Society for Applied Studies

Wafaie Fawzi · Harvard University

Karen Edmond · The University of Western Australia

on behalf of the Neovita Study Group

Abstract

Policy frameworks and models to estimate newborn and infant survival, as well as health facility policies, should consider the potential independent effect of early breastfeeding initiation.

Topics & Keywords

Breastfeeding Practices and Influences Child Nutrition and Water Access Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 12, Issue 7, pp. e0180722-e0180722

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0180722

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