Factors impairing exclusive breastfeeding initiation in women who received labor neuraxial analgesia: A single-center retrospective observational study in Japan
Abstract:Background
Breastfeeding is beneficial for both the mother and infant. However, the factors impairing initiation of exclusive breastfeeding have not been sufficiently investigated in women that received labor neuraxial analgesia. This study aims to clarify the rate of successful initiation of exclusive breastfeeding in women that received labor neuraxial analgesia in our hospital, and any factors impairing it at one month postpartum.
Methods
We retrospectively reviewed the 376 women who had received labor neur… Show more
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