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Impact of early infant feeding practices on mortality in low birth weight infants from rural Ghana

author(s) Kirkwood, B.R.. - Edmond, K.M.. - Owusu-Agyei, S.. - Tawiah, C.A.
from UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
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  • Western Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Africa
  • World
citation

Journal of Perinatology (2008) 28 (6) pp. 438-444 (doi:10.1038/jp.2008.19)

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Abstract

Objective: To assess the impact of early infant feeding practices on low birth weight- (LBW) specific neonatal mortality in rural Ghana. Study Design: A total of 11 787 breastfed babies were born between July 2003 and June 2004 and survived to day 2. Overall, 3411 (30.3% ) infants had weight recorded within 48 h. Two hundred and ninety-six (8.7% ) infants were

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