ArticleJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2008
Impact of early infant feeding practices on mortality in low birth weight infants from rural Ghana.
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- Delayed breastfeeding initiation and infant survival: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2017Pooled it
- Time to initiation of breastfeeding and neonatal mortality and morbidity: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2013Pooled it
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- Prelacteal Feeding Practices and Its Associated Factors among Mother of Children Less Than 2 Years of Age in Kersa District, Eastern Ethiopia.Global pediatric health · 2021Article
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- Stigma toward small babies and their mothers in Ghana: A study of the experiences of postpartum women living with HIV.PloS one · 2020Article
- A qualitative exploration of the sociocultural determinants of exclusive breastfeeding practices among rural mothers, North West Nigeria.International breastfeeding journal · 2019Article
- Factors associated with delayed initiation of breastfeeding: a cross-sectional study in South Sudan.International breastfeeding journal · 2018Article
- Prelacteal feeding and associated factors among newborns in rural Sidama, south Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional survey.International breastfeeding journal · 2018Article
- Delayed Breastfeeding Initiation Is Associated with Infant Morbidity.The Journal of pediatrics · 2017Article
- Understanding the challenges to caring for low birthweight babies in rural southern Malawi: a qualitative study exploring caregiver and health worker perceptions and experiences.BMJ global health · 2017Article
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issuedAgyei, S O [corrected to Owusu Agyei, S]
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess the impact of early infant feeding practices on low birth weight- (LBW) specific neonatal mortality in rural Ghana. STUDY
designA 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 <2.5 kg and 15 died in the neonatal period. Associations were examined using multivariate logistic regression.
resultInitiation of breastfeeding after day 1 was associated with a threefold increase in mortality risk (adjusted odds ratio (adjOR) 3.23, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) (1.07-9.82)) in infants aged 2 to 28 days. Prelacteal feeding was associated with a threefold significantly increased mortality risk (adjOR 3.12, 95% CI (1.19-8.22)) in infants aged 2 to 28 days but there was no statistically significant increase in risk associated with predominant breastfeeding (adjOR 1.91, 95% CI (0.60-6.09)). There were no modifications of these effects by birth weight. The sample size was insufficient to allow assessment of the impact of partial breastfeeding.
conclusionImproving early infant feeding practices is an effective, feasible, low-cost intervention that could reduce early infant mortality in LBW infants in developing countries. These findings are especially relevant for sub-Saharan Africa where many LBW infants are born at home, never taken to a health facility and mortality rates are unacceptably high.
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