Cumulative risks and cessation of exclusive breast feeding: Australian cross-sectional survey

Abstract

The prevalence of early cessation of exclusive breast feeding is alarmingly high with 50% of infants no longer exclusively breast fed by age 2 months. Given that not one factor is associated with cessation of exclusive breast feeding, the greatest public health impact is likely to be achieved when multiple risk factors are modified or prevented.

Sociodemographic, physical, mental and social factors in the cessation of breastfeeding before 6 months: a systematic review

“…, Ayton et al. and Hauck et al. examined the association between mother's low level of education and the cessation of breastfeeding before 6 months.…”

Abstracts

“…To address this, we estimated the prevalence and key risk factors associated with cessation of exclusive breastfeeding within the first 6 months using a national representative sample of 22,202 mother and infant pairs derived from the 2010 Australian Institute of Health and Welfare cross‐sectional survey, the Australian Infant Feeding Survey (Ayton, van der Mei, Wills, Hansen, & Nelson, ).…”

Aleitamento materno em gêmeos: efeito do aconselhamento pré-natal e fatores associados ao desmame

“…Poucos estudos têm investigado a amamentação em gêmeos especificamente, e ainda menos se têm centrado sobre a duração da amamentação nesses lactentes (9,14,17 (27), decisão pessoal (27,28), retorno ao trabalho (27), dificuldades técnicas com o aleitamento (27)(28)(29)31), baixa oferta de leite (28), nenhuma experiência prévia com amamentação (28), baixa escolaridade materna (28)(29)(30)32), mães solteiras (28), mães fumantes (29,32), recém-nascidos de parto prematuro ou com baixo peso ao nascer (32) e uso regular de chupetas (29,33).…”

“…METHODS: A prospective trial in which one hundred and seventy-one women pregnant with twins were randomized into the prenatal counseling group or control group. Breastfeeding data were collected through personal interviews at three different times after birth: [30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40] Descriptors: pregnancy, twin; breast feeding; counseling; breast feeding rates; factors associated with weaning; weaning; infant…”