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Table 2 Reasons for not having had the opportunity to breastfeed within an hour after delivery (33 women gave 34 reasons)

From: Exclusive breastfeeding after home versus hospital birth in primary midwifery care in the Netherlands

Reason

Home birth (Nā€‰=ā€‰23)

Hospital birth (Nā€‰=ā€‰11)

Complications with the baby

2

5

Complications with myself

11

3

I did not want to breastfeed

1

1

I donā€™t know

1

1

Other reasons, namely ā€¦.

8

1

ā€‚ā€¦ Prolonged suturing

4

0

ā€‚ā€¦ Long third stage of labour

3

0

ā€‚ā€¦ I did not want to breastfeed yet

0

1

ā€‚ā€¦ The midwife was not so quick

1

0