Knowledge, attitude and practice towards breastfeeding among mothers in Kuantan, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Al-Kubaisi, Muna Khaleel Dheyab, Awang, Mokhtar, Ismail, Hamizah, Akter, Seikh Farid Uddin, Mansoor, Nargis
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: RG Gynecology and obstetrics; RJ Pediatrics
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/30419/1/OGSM_submission.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/30419/4/Programme_book.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/30419/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Background Breastfeeding is the natural route for feeding the newborn that has a lot of documented advantages upon maternal and child health. All over the world, higher employment rates in recent years among women have had an impact on infant breastfeeding. Many national and international projects...