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. 2021 Sep 14;26(5):934–942. doi: 10.1017/S1368980021003451

Table 3.

Content of screenshots that mentioned breast-feeding/breastmilk by manufacturer

Company*
Total (n 303) Earth’s Best (n 20) Enfamil (n 76) Gerber (n 53) Happy Baby (n 130) Similac (n 24)
Total % of total Total % of company total Total % of company total Total % of company total Total % of company total Total % of company total
# of screenshots that mentioned issues with breast-feeding (% of total screenshots with breast-feeding mentions) 122 40 2 10 20 26 16 30 74 57 10 42
Breast-feeding issues mentioned
– Breastmilk supply (e.g. rapid, slow, reduced, neutral, not enough milk, good) 61 20 2 10 13 17 10 19 31 24 5 21
– Latch or latching 57 19 0 0 11 14 5 9 35 27 6 25
– Leaking breastmilk mentioned 12 4 0 0 3 4 1 2 7 5 1 4
– Engorgement 18 6 0 0 3 4 5 9 8 6 2 8
– Clogged ducts 19 6 0 0 2 3 2 4 14 11 1 4
– Nipples mentioned (e.g. sore, chapped, infection, neutral, other) 33 11 0 0 5 7 9 17 16 12 3 13
# of screenshots with positive breast-feeding mentions (% of total screenshots with breast-feeding mentions) 78 26 14 70 17 22 17 32 23 18 7 29
Ratio of # of screenshots with breast-feeding issues v. positive breast-feeding mentions 1·56 0·14 1·18 0·94 3·22 1·43
*

N = total screenshots that mentioned breast-feeding/breastmilk. Each screenshot may mention more than one issue, so numbers may add up to more than 100 %.