Infant feeding practices and breastfeeding duration in Japan: A review

The Japanese health system places great emphasis on healthy development. However, the prevalence of Exclusive Breastfeeding at one month postpartum between 1980 and 2005 has remained unchanged, fluctuating between 42% and 49%. At the same time, the Any Breastfeeding prevalence has gradually increase...

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Main Authors: Inoue, Madoka, Binns, Colin, Otsuka, K., Jimba, M., Matsubara, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: BioMed Central 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27989