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Literature review for - Flourish Paediatrics

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For Australian mothers 5 studies found an association between initiation and breastfeeding<br />

Younger mothers were less likely to breastfeed in hospital. Six cohort studies found an<br />

association of duration with older mothers.<br />

In Australia an association between maternal age and breastfeeding outcome is consistently<br />

found in earlier studies, but is harder to demonstrate in more recent Australian studies<br />

reporting breastfeeding initiation rates of 90% or more.<br />

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