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Breastfeeding can prevent one-third of neonatal deaths a year: Experts [1]

Experts at a press briefing yesterday said initiation of breastfeeding within one hour of birth can prevent one-third of neonatal deaths in the country every year.

They also disclosed that around 240 under-five children die every day for not having breastfeeding properly.

Publication Date: 
31/07/2009
Daily Star (Bangladesh) [2]
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Milk [3], Health [4], Maternal Health [5], Breast Feeding [6], UNICEF [7], Bangladesh [8]
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