ArticleMaternal & child nutrition2018
Early breastfeeding practices: Descriptive analysis of recent Demographic and Health Surveys.
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- Breast and complementary feeding in Ethiopia: new national evidence from systematic review and meta-analyses of studies in the past 10 years.European journal of nutrition · 2019Pooled it
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- Early initiation of breastfeeding: Better practiced in primary healthcare facilities? Analysis of the 2019 National Demographic and Family Health Survey in Peru.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Exploring the factors associated with prelacteal feeds in Papua New Guinea: a population-based survey.BMJ open · 2024Article
- Individual- and community-level factors associated with early initiation of breastfeeding in Mozambique: evidence from the 2022-2023 Demographic and Health Survey.International breastfeeding journal · 2024Article
- Investigation of factors associated with delayed initiation of breastfeeding in Papua New Guinea: a cross-sectional study.BMJ paediatrics open · 2024Article
- Diet at birth is critical for healthy growth, independent of effects on the gut microbiota.Microbiome · 2024Article
- Geospatial determinants and spatio-temporal variation of early initiation of breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding in Ethiopia from 2011 to 2019, a multiscale geographically weighted regression analysis.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Do various types of prelacteal feeding (PLF) have different associations with breastfeeding duration in Indonesia? A cross-sectional study using Indonesia Demographic and Health Survey datasets.BMJ global health · 2024Article
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- Spatial variation and determinants of delayed breastfeeding initiation in Ethiopia: spatial and multilevel analysis of recent evidence from EDHS 2019.International breastfeeding journal · 2024Article
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to describe early breastfeeding practices (initiation within 1 hr of birth, no prelacteal feeding, and a combination of both-"optimal" early breastfeeding) according to childbirth location in low- and middle-income countries. Using data from the most recent Demographic and Health Survey (2000-2013) for 57 countries, we extracted information on the most recent birth for women aged 15-49 with a live birth in the preceding 24 months. Childbirth setting was self-reported by location (home or facility) and subtype (home delivery with or without a skilled birth attendant; public or private facility). We produced overall world and four region-level summary statistics by applying national population adjusted survey weights. Overall, 39% of children were breastfed within 1 hr of birth (region range 31-60%), 49% received no prelacteal feeding (41-65%), and 28% benefited from optimal early breastfeeding (21-46%). In South/Southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, early breastfeeding outcomes were more favourable for facility births compared to home births; trends were less consistent in Latin America and Middle East/Europe. Among home deliveries, there was a higher prevalence of positive breastfeeding practices for births with a skilled birth attendant across all regions other than Latin America. For facility births, breastfeeding practices were more favourable among those taking place in the public sector. This study is the most comprehensive assessment to date of early breastfeeding practices by childbirth location. Our results suggest that skilled delivery care-particularly care delivered in public sector facilities-appears positively correlated with favourable breastfeeding practices.
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