Breastfeeding challenges and support in a high initiation population

• Main Authors: Deena R. Zimmerman (Author), Michael Kaplan (Author), Hanna Shoob (Author), Marlaina Freisthler (Author), Monique Toledano (Author), Chen Stein-Zamir (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The breastfeeding initiation rate in Israel is approximately 90%, yet exclusive breastfeeding drops sharply in the early postnatal period. The study objective was to assess early postpartum professional breastfeeding support, its association with breastfeeding success and identif...