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Author: PAHO
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This Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) report reviews the current evidence pertaining to immediate and long-term nutritional and health benefits of three practices:

1. Delayed umbilical cord clamping

2. Early and continued mother-to-newborn skin-to-skin contact 

3. Early initiation of exclusive breastfeeding

Beyond Survival: 2nd Edition. Integrated Delivery Care Practices for Long-Term Maternal and Infant Nutrition, Health and Development
Section(s):
Policies and Programs
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