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. 2022 Jun 8;12(6):e055830. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055830

Table 3.

Expressed human milk feeding practices

Time point Any expressed HM
n (%)
Daily expressed HM feeds
n (%)
Occasional expressed HM feeds
n (%)
Daily expressed HM top-ups
n (%)
2 weeks 107 (33.8)
N=317
80 (25.5)
N=314
7 (2.2)
N=314
20 (6.4)
N=314
2 months
N=319
79 (24.8) 62 (19.4) 11 (3.4) 7 (2.2)
4 months
N=319
46 (14.4) 36 (11.3) 7 (2.2) 4 (1.3)
6 months
N=315
26 (8.3) 18 (5.7) 7 (2.2) 1 (0.3)

Note: both daily expressed HM feeds and top-ups to were provided by 3 participants at 2 weeks and by 1 participant at 2 months.

HM, human milk; Occasional, less than daily frequency; Top-ups, expressed HM provided immediately after feeding at the breast.