The motivational determinants of breast-feeding: predictors for the continuation of breast-feeding.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the motivational determinants of the continuation of breast-feeding until 3 months postpartum.

Methods: A prospective cohort study using the Integrated Change Model in 341 women in 5 child health care centers.

Results: At birth, 73% of the mothers started with breast-feeding and 39% of them continued at least 3 months postpartum.

The behavioral determinants of breast-feeding in The Netherlands: predictors for the initiation of breast-feeding.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the behavioral determinants of the initiation of breast-feeding at birth. The prospective cohort study used the attitude, social influence, self-efficacy (ASE) model in 373 pregnant women in five child health care centers. Prenatally, 72% of the women had the intention to breast-feed, and 73% actually started with breast-feeding at birth.

A breast-feeding promotion and support program a randomized trial in The Netherlands.

Background: In the Netherlands, the initiation rate of breast-feeding (BF) was 80% in 2002, but only 35% of the mothers continued to breast-feed for 3 months. This study examined the effectiveness of a breast-feeding promotion program to increase the continuation of breast-feeding.

Methods: A cluster-randomized intervention trial was used.