Poor adherence to national and international breastfeeding duration targets in an Australian longitudinal cohort.

OBJECTIVES: To report on the proportion and characteristics of Australian infants who are fed, and mothers who feed, in accordance with the national and international breastfeeding duration targets of six, 12 and 24 months. Furthermore, to examine the longitudinal breastfeeding duration patterns for...

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Main Authors: Alexis J Hure, Jennifer R Powers, Catherine L Chojenta, Julie E Byles, Deborah Loxton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3559550?pdf=render