The effect of risk at birth on breastfeeding duration and exclusivity: A cohort study at a Brazilian referral center for high-risk neonates and infants.

Maíra Domingues Bernardes SilvaRaquel de Vasconcellos Carvalhaes de OliveiraDavi da Silveira Barroso AlvesEnirtes Caetano Prates Melo

Published in: PloS one (2021)

This study confirms a high proportion of high-risk NBs who have EBF discontinued before six months of life. The risk of EBF discontinuity is higher in risk groups, with a gradual effect even when adjusted by several factors. Effective interventions are needed to promote, protect, and support breastfeeding in different profiles of risk-at-birth groups.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
physical activity
pregnant women
low birth weight
pregnancy outcomes