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Dagmar Lagerberg1,2,3, Thomas Wallby1,2,3, Margaretha Magnusson1,2,3
1Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Sweden.
Abstract:
Aim: The aim of the study was to analyse the impact of delivery on breastfeeding at 6 months, with special focus on caesarean section combined with established breastfeeding at 2 months. Methods: Delivery mode and breastfeeding at 2 and 6 months were studied in a database of 130,993 infants from two Swedish counties between 1990-2011. Results: The difference in breastfeeding rates at 6 months between children delivered by caesarean section and children delivered vaginally was smaller in a subpopulation of children with established breastfeeding at 2 months compared to all children. The impact of delivery method on breastfeeding at 6 months was independent of child gender, mother's first child, maternal smoking and maternal education.
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