Breastfeeding in Western Saudi Arabia: a prospective cohort study

A cohort of 578 of mothers and their infants from Western Saudi Arabia were followed for six months to document infant feeding practices. Breastfeeding was initiated by 80% of mothers, but only 48.6% were exclusively breastfeeding at discharge. The ‘any breastfeeding’ rate declined to 46% at six mon...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Al Juaid, Daifellah A M
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/52941