Breastfeeding Prevalence and Factors Affecting Breastfeeding Duration Among Urban Multi-ethnic Malaysian Mothers: A Single-Center University Hospital Study.
Kai Voon HengLucy Chai See LumEmer BreenChuan Way LyeWai Chee KuanSaw Huan GohLing Hang TanKar Mun YipPublished in: Asia-Pacific journal of public health (2023)
Breastfeeding rates in urban Malaysian mothers are below World Health Organization (WHO) targets. Our prospective survey identified breastfeeding prevalences at 3, 6, and 12 months of 85.5%, 77%, and 60%, respectively. Combined (direct and expressed) breastfeeding significantly sustained longer-term breastfeeding. Efforts should be focused on mothers of Indian ethnicity and on expression after 1 month postpartum.