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Usefulness of an assessment score to predict early stopping of exclusive breast-feeding.

Giannì ML, Vegni C, Ferraris G, Mosca F

NICU-Ospedale Maggiore, CI Mangiagalli-IRCCS-University of Milan, Milan, Italy. maria.gianni@unimi.it

Exclusive breast-feeding is recommended during the first 6 months of life. Use of simple indicators to predict early stopping of exclusive breast-feeding may be desirable in clinical practice. A breast-feeding assessment evaluated at discharge and including maternal age, previous breast-feeding experience, latching difficulty, and breast-feeding interval could be useful.

Published 16 March 2006 in J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr, 42(3): 329-30.
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