Factors related to inhibition of lactation by pharmacological means at birth in a Spanish referral hospital (2011-2017).

Objective: To describe the maternal, neonatal and pregnancy characteristics related to inhibition of lactation (IL) with cabergoline.

Method: We assessed 20,965 occasions of breastfeeding initiation, according to data collected from obstetric records at the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona (Spain) between January 2011 and December 2017.

Results: IL decreased over the study period from 8.