Open AccessPrevalence of breastfeeding in the public health sector of Argentina according to the National Survey on Breastfeeding of 2017
Author(s) -
Guadalupe L Mangialavori,
Mariela Tenisi,
Diana Fariña,
Enrique O Abeyá Gilardon,
Natalia Elorriaga
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
archivos argentinos de pediatría
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1668-3501
pISSN - 0325-0075
DOI - 10.5546/aap.2022.eng.152
Subject(s) - breastfeeding , medicine , confidence interval , observational study , public health , pediatrics , demography , population , breast feeding , dyad , cross sectional study , environmental health , obstetrics , nursing , psychology , social psychology , pathology , sociology
Breastfeeding reduces the risk for morbidity and mortality in children and also provides environmental and financial advantages. Breastfeeding monitoring is critical for public policies.