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Breastfeeding Patterns in Rural Bangladesh

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Part of the book series: Nutrition and Food Science ((NFS,volume 3))

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The often cited advantages of breastfeeding for women in the developing world include breastmilk’s anti-infective properties, nutritional superiority to cow’s milk, low cost, freedom from contamination, contraceptive effects, and its phychological benefits (Jelliffe and Jelliffe, 1971). Although these advantages are considerable, the incidence and duration of breastfeeding vary widely, depending on the country and location within it. Generally, in more developed areas, breastfeeding is less common; rural women traditionally breastfeed more extensively than urban women.

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  1. Dept. of Pop. Dynamics, School of Hygiene and Public Health, The Johns Hopkins Univ., 615 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Sandra L. Huffman

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    Walter Santos , Nabuco Lopes , J. J. Barbosa  & Dagoberto Chaves , ,  & 

  2. National Food and Nutrition Institute and Associação Brasiliense de Nutrologia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    José Carlos Valente

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Huffman, S.L. (1980). Breastfeeding Patterns in Rural Bangladesh. In: Santos, W., Lopes, N., Barbosa, J.J., Chaves, D., Valente, J.C. (eds) Nutritional Biochemistry and Pathology. Nutrition and Food Science, vol 3. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1349-7_71

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