Abstract
A total of 358 post-partum women with neonates, some who breastfed (77.9%) and some who didn't (21.5%), participated in the present study. The mean age of the subjects was 29.34 years (SD = 4.64; min = 15; max = 43). While the majority (77.9%) of women breastfed their infant at birth, 48.6% had stopped at 6 months and 70.0% stopped by 10 months. The number of months sisters breastfed, the interval of breastfeeding immediately post-partum, and the number of visits to the pediatrician in the first year of the infant's life all were significantly different between the groups. A stepwise backward discriminant analysis revealed that correct group classification could be achieved at nearly 82% between groups who breastfed and those that didn't.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | The Changing Family and Child Development |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
| Pages | 70-79 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781351782807 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781138706613 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 22 2017 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© Claudio Violato, Elizabeth Oddone-Paolucci, Mark Genuis 2000. All rights reserved.