Trends and disparities in breastfeeding initiation in France between 2010 and 2016: Results from the French National Perinatal Surveys

• Main Authors: Andrea Guajardo‐Villar (Author), Virginie Demiguel (Author), Sabira Smaïli (Author), Julie Boudet‐Berquier (Author), Hugo Pilkington (Author), Beatrice Blondel (Author), Benoit Salanave (Author), Nolwenn Regnault (Author), Camille Pelat (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Breastfeeding (BF) initiation rates in French maternity units are among the lowest in Europe. After increasing for several years, they decreased between 2010 and 2016, although several maternal characteristics known to be positively associated with BF in France were more frequent. We aimed...