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Guidelines Dietary - Eat For Health

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Table 4.2: Factors associated with duration of exclusive breastfeedingAssociation with longer durationof exclusive breastfeedingConsistently positiveConsistently negativeEffect varies in different culturesFactor• Higher level of maternal education• Support of midwives and community health professionals• Father’s preference for breastfeeding• Doctors’ support of breastfeeding• Pleasant birth experience (minimal complications)• Greater breastfeeding knowledge• Rural environment• Time decision to breastfeed is made (preferably before pregnancyor early in pregnancy)• Lower socioeconomic background• <strong>For</strong>mula supplementation in maternity ward• Mother’s intention to use supplementation• Previous breastfeeding experience short-term (

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