Delayed breastfeeding initiation increases risk of neonatal mortality

Pediatrics

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Edmond, Karen M ^a,b   Zandoh, Charles ^a   Quigley, Maria A ^c   Amenga Etego, Seeba ^a   Owusu Agyei, Seth ^a   Kirkwood, Betty R ^b  

^a KINTAMPO HEALTH RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ghana)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Neonatal care; Neonatal survival

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CHILDBIRTH; CONGENITAL DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NEWBORN PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; GHANA; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; TIME;

BREAST FEEDING; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33645030925     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-1496     Document Type: Article

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