{"id":2137,"date":"2024-11-07T10:18:17","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T07:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/?p=2137"},"modified":"2024-11-07T10:18:21","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T07:18:21","slug":"early-initiation-of-breastfeeding-and-associated-factors-among-women-of-reproductive-age-in-simiyu-region-tanzania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/2024\/11\/07\/early-initiation-of-breastfeeding-and-associated-factors-among-women-of-reproductive-age-in-simiyu-region-tanzania\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Initiation of Breastfeeding and Associated Factors Among Women of Reproductive age in Simiyu Region, Tanzania"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-07-at-10.12.19-1024x265.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-07-at-10.12.19-1024x265.png 1024w, https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-07-at-10.12.19-300x78.png 300w, https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-07-at-10.12.19-768x199.png 768w, https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-07-at-10.12.19-365x94.png 365w, https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-07-at-10.12.19.png 1414w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Breast milk provides infants with complete nutrition for immune development and protection against childhood diseases and associated mortality. Early initiation of breastfeeding (EIBF) aids in providing colostrum to newborns, providing protection against infection, and improving newborn and infant survival. Although Simiyu reported the lowest prevalence of EIBF in Tanzania, no study has investigated the factors associated with EIBF in this region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/37942408\/\">Download Research Paper<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Breast milk provides infants with complete nutrition for immune development and protection against childhood diseases and associated mortality. 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