Early Initiation and Exclusivity of Breastfeeding in Rural Zimbabwe: Impact of a Breastfeeding Intervention Delivered by Village Health Workers

Mduduzi N. N. Mbuya,Cynthia R. Matare,Naume V. Tavengwa,Bernard Chasekwa,Robert Ntozini,Florence Majo,Ancikaria Chigumira,Cynthia M Chasokela,Andrew J. Prendergast,Lawrence Hale Moulton,Rebecca J. Stoltzfus,Jean Hawes Humphrey

Early Initiation and Exclusivity of Breastfeeding in Rural Zimbabwe: Impact of a Breastfeeding Intervention Delivered by Village Health Workers

2019

Mduduzi N. N. Mbuya
Cynthia R. Matare
Naume V. Tavengwa
Bernard Chasekwa
Robert Ntozini
Florence Majo
Ancikaria Chigumira
Cynthia M Chasokela
Andrew J. Prendergast
Lawrence Hale Moulton
Rebecca J. Stoltzfus
Jean Hawes Humphrey

Background Suboptimal breastfeeding contributes to >800,000 global child deaths annually. Optimal breastfeeding includes early initiation (EI) and exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for the first 6 mo.

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Environmental health
Breastfeeding
Medicine
Demography
Hygiene
breast feeding
early initiation
Breast milk
Domestic violence
research setting
cesarean delivery

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