Impact of early infant feeding practices on mortality in low birth weight infants from rural Ghana.
- Edmond, KM
- Kirkwood, BR
- Tawiah, CA
- Owusu Agyei, S
DOIAbstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of early infant feeding practices on low birth weight- (LBW) specific neonatal mortality in rural Ghana. STUDY DESIGN: A total of 11 787-breastfed babies were born between July 2003 and June 2004 and survived to day 2. Overall, 3411 (30.3%) infants had weight recorded within 48 h. Two hundred and ninety-six (8.7%) infants were <2.5 kg and 15 died in the neonatal period. Associations were examined using multivariate logistic regression. RESULT: Initiation of breastfeeding after day 1 was associated with a threefold increase in mortality risk (adjusted odds ratio (adjOR) 3.23, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) (1.07-9.82)) in infants aged 2 to 28 days. Prelacteal feeding was associated with a threefold significa...
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