Investigating factors associated with success of breastfeeding in first-time mothers undergoing epidural analgesia: a prospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Daryl Jian An Tan (Author), John Paul Lew (Author), Maria Binte Jumhasan (Author), Cynthia Pang (Author), Rehena Sultana (Author), Ban Leong Sng (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background We investigated the possible risk factors that could influence the likelihood of breastfeeding at 5 to 9 weeks postpartum with our primary aim being to analyse the associations between psychological vulnerabilities, such as peripartum depression and anxiety, and continued breastf...