Meanings of breastfee for in English

Peer support in the early postnatal period may encourage women to breastfeed for longer.

Of these, the majority (85 percent) planned to breastfeed for three months or more.

She had young friends with babies who chose not to breastfeed for other reasons, she said.

Mothers who breastfeed for at least six months cut the risk of diabetes by half, a study has found.

Given the potential health benefits for mother and baby, new ways of supporting women to breastfeed for longer are required.

I challenged myself to breastfeed for one full year, the minimum recommended by the AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics).

Hell, most mothers don't even breastfeed for longer than a few months, despite all of the hoopla over breast being best.

Six trained nurses counseled HIV-infected mothers to exclusively breastfeed for 24 weeks postpartum and to stop breastfeeding within an additional four weeks.

The study calculated that the NHS could save more than £40m a year if more women were helped to breastfeed for longer.

While I know there are tremendous benefits to breastfeeding, my heart goes out to women who aren't able to breastfeed for many reasons.

Many women who intended to breastfeed for months more stopped after only one month, and about 15 percent stopped before leaving the hospital.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends mothers exclusively breastfeed for six months, and continue breastfeeding as foods are introduced until at least 12 months.

And of 406 women who had planned to at least partially breastfeed for two months, 86 stopped before then.