The effects of postnatal health education for mothers on infant care and family planning practices in Nepal: a randomised controlled trial

A. Bolam, DS Manandhar, Prabha Shrestha, M. Ellis, Anthony Costello

BMJ · 1998 · 156 citations · 14 references

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Abstract

Our findings suggest that the recommended practice of individual health education for postnatal mothers in poor communities has no impact on infant feeding, care, or immunisation, although uptake of family planning may be slightly enhanced.

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