Early, regular breast-milk pumping may lead to early breast-milk feeding cessation.
Jennifer M YourkavitchKathleen M RasmussenBrian W PenceAllison AielloSusan EnnettAngela M BengtsonEllen ChetwyndWhitney RobinsonPublished in: Public health nutrition (2018)
Overall, regular pumpers were more likely to stop BMF and exclusive BMF than non-regular/non-pumpers. Non-working regular pumpers were more likely than non-regular/non-pumpers to stop BMF. There was no effect among working women. Early, regular pumpers may need specialized support to maintain BMF.