TABLE 3.
Time from EHT initiation to no direct breast feeding, EHT frequency and duration, and breast milk volumes expressed, heat-treated, and fed to children over the 8-wk follow-up period1
| EHT initiation to cessation, mo | 4.5 ± 2.7 (1.1–11.1) |
| EHT initiation to no direct breastfeeding, d | 6.6 ± 6.2 (1–23) |
| EHT initiation to no direct breastfeeding, %(n) | |
| 0 – 2 d | 35 (7) |
| 3 – 7 d | 25 (5) |
| 8 – 14 d | 30 (6) |
| >14 d | 10 (2) |
| Total | 100 (20) |
| EHT episodes, n/d | 3.9 ± 1.4 (1.8–7.8) |
| Breast milk expressed and heat-treated, mL/d | 427 ± 172 (182–799) |
| EHT breast milk fed, mL/d | 418 ± 170 (182–795) |
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Values are means ± SD (range), n = 20 or % (n).