Determinants of Continued Breastfeeding at 12 and 24 Months: Results of an Australian Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT: Breastfeeding to 12 months and beyond offers considerable health benefits to both infants and mothers. Despite these recognized benefits, relatively few women in high income countries breastfeed for 12 months, and rarely breastfeed to 24 months. The aim of this study was to identify the prevalence and determinants of continued breastfeeding to 12 and 24 months amongst a cohort of Australian women participating in the Adelaide-based Study of Mothers' and Infants' Life Events affecting oral health (SMILE). Duration of breastfeeding was known for 1450 participants and was derived from feeding related data collected at birth, 3, 6, 12 and 24 months. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to investigate the relationship between explanatory variables and continued breastfeeding to 1

SUBMITTER: Scott J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6843256 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature