Infant and Young Child Feeding Behavior among Working Mothers in India: Implications for Global Health Policy and Practice

Background: The National Guidelines on Infant and Young Child Feeding introduced in 2006 recommended the initiation of breastfeeding immediately after birth, preferably within one hour; exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months; appropriate and adequate complementary feeding from six months...

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Main Authors: Vinay Kumar, MD, MPH, Gunjan Arora, Ish Kumar Midha, MBBS, DCH, Yogender Pal Gupta, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Global Health and Education Projects, Inc. 2014-12-01
Series:International Journal of Maternal and Child Health and AIDS
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Online Access:http://mchandaids.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Infant-and-young-child-feeding-behavior-in-India-Kumar-et-al.pdf