Breastfeeding in Rural Niger Lessons from Child Healthcare Promotion

This book investigates the most effective behavior change communication (BCC) strategies to reach socio-economically vulnerable mothers to promote early initiation of breastfeeding after birth in rural Niger. It thereby goes beyond conventional research frameworks by looking into multifaceted indica...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Horii, Naoko
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2019, 2019
Edition:1st ed. 2019
Series:Demographic Transformation and Socio-Economic Development
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Why Promote Early Initiation of Breastfeeding?
  • 2. Research Methods and Data Sources
  • 3. State of the Art of Socio-Demographic Approaches to Breastfeeding in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • 4. What Determined how Soon Mothers put their Child to the Breast after Birth in Niger
  • 5. What change in Early Breastfeeding from Family and Community Perspectives in Pilot Study Areas of Niger
  • Conclusions and Recommendations