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The most common reasons# given by mothers for stopping breastfeeding |
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| Peer counsellor group |
Control group |
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| Before the first follow-up (Day 5) |
n = 13 |
n = 12 |
| Breastfeeding was tough and difficult work |
9 (69%) |
9 (75%) |
| Maternal fatigue |
9 (69%) |
8 (67%) |
| Attachment and feeding technique promblems |
8 (62%) |
4 (33%) |
| Low milk supply |
7 (54%) |
7 (58%) |
| Anxious/unsure about breastfeeding |
6 (46%) |
2 (17%) |
| From day 5 post discharge to month 3 follow-up |
n = 50 |
n = 45 |
| Returned to work |
26 (52%) |
21 (47%) |
| Maternal fatigue |
22 (44%) |
21 (47%) |
| Low milk supply |
19 (38%) |
16 (36%) |
| Breastfeeding was tough and difficult work |
14 (28%) |
12 (27%) |
| Too much motivation was required |
13 (26%) |
14 (31%) |
| Between month 3 and month 6 follow-up |
n = 11 |
n = 9 |
| Low milk supply |
3 (27%) |
5 (56%) |
| Baby was old enough not to be breastfed |
3 (27%) |
1 (11%) |
| Mother had already given a good start |
3 (27%) |
1 (11%) |
| Baby bites nipples |
2 (18%) |
2 (22%) |
| Maternal fatigue |
2 (18%) |
1 (11%) |
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# Multiple reasons were given by some mothers. | ||
Wong et al. International Breastfeeding Journal 2007 2:12 doi:10.1186/1746-4358-2-12 |
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