Breastfeeding and maternal health outcomes: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Ranadip Chowdhury; Bireshwar Sinha; Mari Jeeva Sankar; Sunita Taneja; Nita Bhandari; Nigel Rollins; Rajiv Bahl; Jose Martines

doi:10.1111/apa.13102

Breastfeeding and maternal health outcomes

A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Bibliographic Data

ID	23364876
Authors	Ranadip Chowdhury (0000-0002-0055-6653, Centre for Health Research and Development Society for Applied Studies New Delhi India), Bireshwar Sinha (0000-0002-7408-7474, Centre for Health Research and Development Society for Applied Studies New Delhi India), Mari Jeeva Sankar (0000-0003-1474-1451, Newborn Health Knowledge Centre ICMR Centre for Advanced Research in Newborn Health Department of Paediatrics All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi India), Sunita Taneja (0000-0003-3338-9799, Centre for Health Research and Development Society for Applied Studies New Delhi India), Nita Bhandari (Centre for Health Research and Development Society for Applied Studies New Delhi India), Nigel Rollins (0000-0002-4197-8289, Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health World Health Organization Geneva Switzerland), Rajiv Bahl (Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health World Health Organization Geneva Switzerland), Jose Martines (Centre for Intervention Science in Maternal and Child Health Centre for International Health University of Bergen Bergen Norway)
Year	2015
Volume	104
Issue	S467
Pages	96-113
Publication date	2015-12-01
Peer Reviewed	Yes
Open Access	Yes
Type	ARTICLE
Venue	Acta Paediatrica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiers	ISSN: 0803-5253 • E-ISSN: 1651-2227
Publisher	Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI	10.1111/apa.13102
PMID	26172878
Language	EN
Citations received	126
References cited	176

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