Australian, Irish and Swedish women's perceptions of what assisted them to breastfeed for six months: exploratory design using critical incident technique

• Main Authors: Yvonne L. Hauck (Author), Ingrid Blixt (Author), Ingegerd Hildingsson (Author), Louise Gallagher (Author), Christine Rubertsson (Author), Brooke Thomson (Author), Lucy Lewis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Breastfeeding initiation rates in some developed countries are high (98 % in Sweden and 96 % in Australia) whereas in others, they are not as favourable (46 % to 55 % in Ireland). Although the World Health Organization recommends exclusively breastfeeding for six months, 15 % of...