Mothers who delivered in hospitals that supported breastfeeding with specific maternity care practices were more likely to meet their breastfeeding goals, according to a study published in Pediatrics.
Researchers used data on 1,080 women from 80 different study sites to examine how maternity care practices are linked with breastfeeding goals. The women, all of whom were pregnant or had recently given birth, were recruited from July to November 2013. The researchers followed their children until age 5 years.
“The outcome, selected a priori, was whether women met their intention to