Prenatal colostrum improves exclusive breastfeeding in high-risk pregnancies, suggesting a practical intervention in low-resource settings.
The increasing burden of noncommunicable disease (NCD) is causing a rise in high risk pregnancies (HRP) with a considerable risk of reducing exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) rates in Baby-friendly hospitals (BFH). The practice of expressing colostral milk in late pregnancy to support early EBF is still an underutilized controversial practice.
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