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. 2023 Jan 17;9:1049610. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.1049610

TABLE 1.

Number and frequency of guidance recommending, not recommending, and providing no recommendation on skin-to-skin contact, early initiation of breastfeeding, direct breastfeeding, rooming-in, relactation, and provision of psychological support for mothers and infants (N = 103).

Practice Recommended n (%) Not recommended a n (%) Absent/No recommendation n (%)
Skin-to-skin contact 36 (35.0) 36 (35.0) 31 (30.1)
Early initiation of breastfeeding 30 (29.1) 23 (22.3) 50 (48.5)
Direct breastfeeding 63 (61.2) 38 (36.9) 2 (1.9)
Rooming-in 35 (34.0) 58 (56.3) 10 (9.7)
Relactation 11 (10.7) 0 (0.0) 92 (89.3)
Psychological support for mothers 39 (37.9) 0 (0.0) 64 (62.1)
Psychological support for infants 9 (8.7) 0 (0.0) 94 (91.3)

aIncludes all categories except for “recommended” and “no information” (Not recommended; Allowed with 2 meters distance or with family preference).