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How do high ambient temperatures affect infant feeding practices? A prospective cohort study of postpartum women in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.

Chérie E PartVéronique FilippiJenny A CresswellRasmané GanabaShakoor HajatBritt NakstadNathalie RoosKadidiatou KadioMatthew ChersichAdelaide M LusambiliSeni KouandaSari Kovats
Published in: BMJ open (2022)
Women spent considerably less time breastfeeding (~25 minutes/day) during the hottest, compared with coolest, times of the year. Climate change adaptation plans for health should include advice to breastfeeding mothers during periods of high temperature.
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