MATERNAL DEATHS IN RURAL SOUTH AFRICA: UNDERSTANDING …

] Supplements, complements or pacifiers/dummies when the infant is unsettled, even on days 2-3, will impact on sucking stimulation at the breast and thus delay the milk coming-in. They can increase the incidence of venous and/or milk engorgement and physiological jaundice as described below. One of the “Ten Steps” of the Baby Friendly Health Initiative (BFHI) is: ‘Give newborn infants no ... ................
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