Open AccessCan early postpartum home visits by trained community health workers improve breastfeeding of newborns?
Author(s) -
Ishtiaq Mannan,
Syed Moshfiqur Rahman,
Ayesha Sania,
Habibur R Seraji,
Shams El Arifeen,
Peter J. Winch,
Gary L. Darmstadt,
Abdullah H Baqui
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of perinatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.912
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1476-5543
pISSN - 0743-8346
DOI - 10.1038/jp.2008.64
Subject(s) - breastfeeding , medicine , odds ratio , psychological intervention , breast feeding , family medicine , postnatal care , confidence interval , community health workers , odds , pediatrics , nursing , obstetrics , pregnancy , population , environmental health , logistic regression , health services , pathology , biology , genetics
Whether postpartum visits by trained community health workers (CHWs), reduce newborn breastfeeding problems.