High initiation and long duration of breastfeeding despite absence of early skin-to-skin contact in Karen refugees on the Thai-Myanmar border: A mixed methods study

• Main Authors: Adrienne L. White, Verena I. Carrara, Moo Kho Paw, Malika, ColleyPaw Dahbu, Mechthild M. Gross, Wolfgang Stuetz, Francois H. Nosten, Rose McGready
• Other Authors: Shoklo Malaria Research Unit
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/14416
• Institution: Mahidol University

Background: Early skin-to-skin contact (SSC) after birth is recommended as part of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) baby friendly health initiative to promote optimum breastfeeding. This paper reports rates of breastfeeding initiation and duration in a low resource environment, where...