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Are the WHO guidelines on breastfeeding appropriate for India?

Anandaiah, Ravilla; Choe, Minja Kim (Mumbai, India: International Institute for Population Sciences and Honolulu: East-West Center, 2000)

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that children in developing countries should be exclusively breastfed up to 4 6 months of age. According to NFHS-1 results, both exclusive and nonexclusive (with supplements) ...
Are the WHO/UNICEF guidelines on breastfeeding appropriate for India?

Anandaiah, Ravilla; Choe, Minja Kim (Mumbai, India: International Institute for Population Sciences and Honolulu: East-West Center, 2000)

An analysis of NFHS-1 results supports the hypothesis that breastfeeding reduces mortality in the first few months of live. The beneficial effects extend to older infants when breastfeeding is combined with supplemental ...