Antenatal depressive symptoms and early initiation of breastfeeding in association with exclusive breastfeeding six weeks postpartum: a longitudinal population-based study

• Autores principales: Karin Cato (Autor), Sara M. Sylvén (Autor), Marios K. Georgakis (Autor), Natasa Kollia (Autor), Christine Rubertsson (Autor), Alkistis Skalkidou (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: BMC, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Materias: article
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Abstract Background Depressive symptoms negatively impact on breastfeeding duration, whereas early breastfeeding initiation after birth enhances the chances for a longer breastfeeding period. Our aim was to investigate the interplay between depressive symptoms during pregnancy and late initiation of...