@WheelerSimon @sue_haddon @JaneEMCallaghan And worth noting here that attempts to increase exclusive breastfeeding in low income contexts have resulted in both increased exclusive breastfeeding AND increased growth stunting https://t.co/l3wxZZwsoi.
@StuartJRitchie @MwLayla Come now, not all RCTs have found the same, The PROMISE trial of an exclusive Bf promotion intervention in Uganda (low income country, even more benefits of breastfeeding, right)… Wrong. The intervention increased ebf AND serious
@jennydegenhardt @stabrennan @noconne Shouln't assume that it is necessarily better in low income contexts either. Eg. some studies have found increased rates of growth stunting as a result of interventions that increased breastfeeding rates. I know it ann
And ever predictable, @drruthannharpur points out that the promotion of exclusive breastfeeding in low income settings may not be benign after all and may exacerbate rates of growth stunting in areas where malnutrition is rife ... https://t.co/P4PsTICSWF