Gestational, perinatal, and postnatal factors that interfere with practice of exclusive breastfeeding by six months after birth.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite evidences indicating the superiority of breastfeeding and recent advances in the indicators of breastfeeding in Brazil, exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) during the first six months after birth continues to be an infrequent practice in the country. The objective of the present study was to determine which gestational, perinatal, and postnatal factors of the mother-baby dyad might be associated with the cessation of EBF by six months after birth.

Methods

Data were collected at the rooming-in facility of the Reference Center of Women's Health of Ribeirão Preto-Mater (CRSM-Mater) during the postpartum period (24 to 72 h after birth) from December 2012 to April 2013 and by telephone contact between the researcher and participating mothers by six months after birth

SUBMITTER: Moraes de Oliveira M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5627475 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature