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“Everybody breastfeeds if they have milk”: factors that shape exclusive breastfeeding practices in informal settlements of Mumbai, India

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13006-019-0204-2

Published Online: 2019-02-12

Published Print: 2019-12

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Authors

Ramani, Sudha

Shaikh, Nikhat

Das, Sushmita

Pantvaidya, Shanti

Fernandez, Armida

Jayaraman, Anuja http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7269-2099
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Funding for this research was provided by:

Epic Foundation

Quadrivium foundation

HBS foundation
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Article History

Received: 9 May 2018

Accepted: 4 February 2019

First Online: 12 February 2019

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: The study was granted ethical approval by the Institutional Ethics Committee, The Holy Family Hospital & Medical and Research Centre, Bandra, Mumbai [ECR/196/INST/MH/2013]. Written informed consent in local language was taken from all the respondents.

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