OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence and factors associated with not
meeting desired breastfeeding duration.
Continued professional support may be necessary to address these challenges and help mothers
meet their desired breastfeeding duration.
Multiple logistic regressions were used to examine the association between the importance of each reason and the likelihood of mothers not
meeting their desired breastfeeding duration.
Not exact matches
While the experiences and specific concerns of the older mothers and the young mother may not be the same, they hold in common a love for their babies and a
desire to
breastfeed and that is the bond that holds all of us together at
meetings and throughout La Leche League.
Beck and Watson also found that the mothers who were very determined, and those who were motivated by a
desire to «make up» for a baby's less than optimal arrival, were more likely to
meet their
breastfeeding goals.
According to the World Health Organization, La Leche League International, The American Pediatric Association and Attachment Parenting International, a
breastfeeding mother should continue to nurse — once the minimum recommended length of
breastfeeding is
met — as long as it is «mutually
desired» by herself and her child.