Scaling up breastfeeding in developing countries.

摘要

Early and exclusive breastfeeding is widely regarded as an important intervention that reduces neonatal, infant, and child mortality, and remains a basis for child survival strategies. Breastfeeding is also associated with improved maternal recovery post partum and reduced incidence of diabetes and cancers. As much as 13% of all deaths of children younger than 5 years could be prevented by promotional strategies to increase breastfeeding rates. Subsequent analyses of an assessment of risks associated with partial or no breastfeeding suggested that promotion of breastfeeding could lead to a 11.6% reduction in the number of infant deaths and avert 21.9 million disability adjusted life years (8.6%).