Maria E. Sundaram|Alain Labrique|Sucheta Mehra|Hasmot Ali|Abu Ahmed Shamim|Rolf Klemm|Keith P. West|Parul Christian
Early Neonatal Feeding Is Common and Associated with Subsequent Breastfeeding Behavior in Rural Bangladesh1–3
Marshfield Clinic|Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins University|Child Health Research Foundation|Child Health Research Foundation|Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins University
exclusive breastfeeding newborns practice recommended hindered many countries practices prelacteal feeding feeding foods breast milk fed infants paper describes maternal infant characteristics trends time associated early neonatal feeding enf bangladesh analysis used data 24992 participants randomized controlled trial supplementing vitamin carotene women northwestern rural bangladesh majority newborns 892 fed substances breast milk first 3 life early neonatal feeding practices found significantly associated lower maternal education higher gravidity lower socioeconomic status younger maternal age perceived inability suckle normally birth closely related risk infant fed food breast milk first 3 life 009 95 ci 008 011 188 newborns fed early neonatal food exclusively breastfed 3 3 mo postpartum compared 706 fed early neonatal food period p 005 early neonatal feeding practices addressed scalingup exclusive breastfeeding south asia maternal education antenatal care support labor delivery may help reduce enf promote exclusive breastfeeding