Why Do Women Stop Breastfeeding? Findings From the Pregnancy Risk Assessment and Monitoring System
- 1 December 2005
- journal article
- Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in Pediatrics
- Vol. 116 (6) , 1408-1412
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2005-0013
Abstract
Objective. We examined breastfeeding behaviors, periods of vulnerability for breastfeeding cessation, reasons for breastfeeding cessation, and the association between predelivery intentions and breastfeeding behaviors.Keywords
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