The DHS Program

Breastfeeding and Complementary Infant Feeding/Postpartum Effects (English) 

Document Type

Comparative Reports

Publication Topic(s)

Nutrition

Language

English

Recommended Citation

Haggerty, Patricia A., and Shea O. Rutstein. 1999. Breastfeeding and Complimentary Infant Feeding/Postpartum Effects. DHS Comparative Studies No. 30. Calverton, Maryland, USA: Macro International

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Publication Date

June 1999

Publication ID

CS30

Abstract:

This report is a descriptive analysis of breastfeeding, complementary infant feeding, and the postpartum effects of breastfeeding and is based on data collected in 37 nationally representative Demographic and Health Surveys. Data in the analyses are from more than one quarter of a million children under the age of five years.