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Contributing factors to mothers' inability or resistance to at-breast feedings |
| • Inadequate breast milk supply |
| • Maternal feelings of vulnerability and lack of confidence |
| • Infants' immature feeding behaviors |
| • Lack of commitment or desire to breastfeeding prior to the birth |
| • Personal choice |
| • Bottle feeding more convenient |
| • Ability of father or other family members to participate in feedings |
| • Avoidance of embarrassment of feeding in public |
| • Ease of pumping and storing breast milk |
| • Maternal lack of confidence |
| • Parental need to quantify intake |
| • Lack of informational and emotional support |
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