Limitations of maternal recall for measuring exclusive breastfeeding rates in South African mothers

Abstract Background Maternal recall is most commonly used to determine exclusive breastfeeding rates. A gold standard stable isotope method is available which can determine intake of breast milk versus water from sources other than breast milk and thus objectively determine exclusive breastfeeding....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Helen Mulol, Anna Coutsoudis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:International Breastfeeding Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13006-018-0159-8