Early Term Delivery and Breastfeeding Outcomes.

Lauren S Keenan-DevlinYetunde F AwosemusiWilliam GrobmanHyagriv SimhanEmma AdamJennifer CulhaneGregory MillerAnn E B Borders

Published in: Maternal and child health journal (2020)

Despite comparable breastfeeding initiation frequencies, early term infants were significantly less likely to be exclusively breastfed compared to full term infants. These data suggest that women with early term infants may benefit from counseling regarding the potential for breastfeeding difficulties as well as additional breastfeeding support after delivery.

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