Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India (BPNI)

National network of organizations and individuals dedicated to protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding and optimal infant and young child feeding practices
 
Programmes
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 World Breastfeeding Week August 1 -7  

World Breastfeeding Week: 2007
Theme: Breastfeeding: The 1st Hour - Save ONE million babies!


Supportive Documents :


Impact of early initiation of breastfeeding on neonatal mortality: implications for meeting the millennium development goals for child survival
The latest research paper from the longstanding collaboration between Kintampo Health Research Centre (KHRC) and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)

Promotion Of Early Initiation Of Breastfeeding Can Reduce All Cause And Cause Specific Neonatal Mortality

Delayed Breastfeeding Initiation Increases Risk of Neonatal Mortality--by Karen M. Edmond, MMSc, FRCPCHa,b, Charles Zandoh, MSca, Maria A. Quigley, MSc c, Seeba Amenga-Etego, MSca, Seth Owusu-Agyei, PhDa, Betty R. Kirkwood, MSc, FMedScib
Initiating breastfeeding within one hour of birth: A scientific brief -- Arun Gupta
Meeting the child survival MDG: How many newborn lives could we save by improving coverage of early initiation of breastfeeding?-- Karen M Edmond, Ellie C Bard, Betty R Kirkwood (LSHTM


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