2001
Breastfeeding in Belarus
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“…26 Briefly, the units of randomization (clusters) were 31 maternity hospitals and their associated outpatient polyclinics (which treat both well and ill children) in Belarus (Figure 1). These units were randomized to either (1) a control arm that continued the breastfeeding practices and policies already in effect at the time of randomization (which were typically characterized by a short duration of exclusive breastfeeding, early introduction of other drinks or foods, and weaning at about 3 months) 31 or (2) an experimental intervention arm based on the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative. 26 The formal trial protocols can be found in Supplement 1.…”
Section: Randomizationmentioning
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“…55 The significance of the PROBIT study, a cluster randomised trial in Belarus, 62 lies in its finding that a hospital-based inter vention, the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative, 63 can produce a 12-fold increase in exclusive breastfeeding at six months and double the probability of any breastfeeding throughout the f irst year of life, with benef its to child health even in a high breastfeeding population. 64 …”
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