Addressing Barriers to Exclusive Breastfeeding
A new USAID nutrition brief summarizes findings from a Maternal and Child Survival Program (MCSP)-led review identifying key barriers that impede exclusive breastfeeding during the first six months of life. Download here.
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Chloe Angood (2017). Addressing Barriers to Exclusive Breastfeeding. www.ennonline.net/newsroom/barriersexclusivebreastfeeding