‘The mum has to live with the decision much more than the dad’; a qualitative study of men’s perceptions of their influence on breastfeeding decision-making

Abstract Background Although breastfeeding is widely acknowledged as the normal method of infant feeding, there are large variations in rates of initiation and duration. Several factors are linked to the likelihood of breastfeeding initiation, including the influence and opinion of the child’s fathe...

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Main Authors: Luke Hounsome, Sally Dowling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:International Breastfeeding Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13006-018-0145-1