Table 1.
Patterns of breastfeeding and prevalence of breast milk expression during the first year after giving birth (n = 384)
| At discharge | To 6 weeks | To 4 months | To 6 months | To 8 months | To 10 months | To 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exclusive formula feeding | 3 (0.8) | 44 (11.5) | 118 (30.7) | 185 (48.2) | 274 (71.3) | 382 (85.4) | 355 (92.4) |
| Any breastfeeding, n (%) | 381 (99.2) | 340 (88.5) | 266 (69.3) | 199 (51.8) | 110 (28.7) | 56 (14.6) | 29 (7.6) |
| Exclusive breastfeeding, n (%) | 69 (18.0) | 132 (34.4) | 76 (19.8) | 26 (6.8) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Breast milk expression in breastfeeding mothers, n (%) | 332 (87.1) | 219 (64.4) | 223 (83.8) | 175 (87.9) | 85 (77.3) | 26 (46.4) | 5 (17.2) |