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Relative Importance of Factors Associated with Duration of Lactation in Mothers of Better Socioeconomic Status


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1 National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Jamai Osmania P.O., Hyderabad - 500 007, India
     

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Studies showed that breastfeeding is ideal for better growth status of infants and toddlers variations in duration of lactation have been observed between countries and between studies. Causative factors for variations in duration of lactation have been many, prominent among them being occurrence of lactation amendment, socioeconomic status, health and nutritional status of the mother and others.
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K. Visweswara Rao
National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Jamai Osmania P.O., Hyderabad - 500 007, India
B. V. S. Thimmayamma
National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Jamai Osmania P.O., Hyderabad - 500 007, India
Bhavani Belavady
National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Jamai Osmania P.O., Hyderabad - 500 007, India

Abstract


Studies showed that breastfeeding is ideal for better growth status of infants and toddlers variations in duration of lactation have been observed between countries and between studies. Causative factors for variations in duration of lactation have been many, prominent among them being occurrence of lactation amendment, socioeconomic status, health and nutritional status of the mother and others.