Effects of Postpartum Depression on Infant Feeding Practices in an Urban Low Income Settlement -nairobi
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Postpartum feeding attitudes, maternal depression, and breastfeeding in Barbados.
Maternal feeding attitudes, maternal moods and infant feeding practices during the first 6 months postpartum were assessed in 226 healthy, well-nourished Barbadian mother-infant dyads. Factor analysis of the feeding attitudes questionnaire resulted in six independent factors. The belief that breastfeeding was better than bottle-feeding was associated with higher family income, more information ...
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