Factors Associated with Duration of Breastfeeding in Ireland: Potential Areas for Improvement

Authors

Roslyn Tarrant, Technological University DublinFollow
Katherine Younger, Technological University DublinFollow
Margaret Sheridan Pereira, Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital, Dublin 8Follow
John Kearney, Technological University DublinFollow

Document Type

Article

Rights

Available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International Licence

Publication Details

Roslyn C Tarrant, Katherine M Younger, Margaret Sheridan-Pereira & John M Kearney (2011) Factors associated with duration of breastfeeding in Ireland: potential areas for improvement. Journal of Human Lactation 27(3) 262–271

Abstract

There is a need to comprehensively examine why mothers in Ireland discontinue breastfeeding early and to explore thefactors influencing duration of breastfeeding during the first 6 months postpartum. Findings from this study provide valuabledirection for future strategies and interventions aimed at increasing breastfeeding duration rates in Ireland.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1177/0890334411413097

Recommended Citation

Roslyn C Tarrant, Katherine M Younger, Margaret Sheridan-Pereira & John M Kearney (2011) Factors associated with duration of breastfeeding in Ireland: potential areas for improvement. Journal of Human Lactation, 27(3) 262–271. doi:10.1177/0890334411413097

Funder

Technological University Dublin