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Table 4 Reasons for not breastfeeding at the time of completing Q3 (Nā€‰=ā€‰131)

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

Ā 

Home birth

Hospital birth

Ā 

Stopped BF (Nā€‰=ā€‰88)

Never BF (Nā€‰=ā€‰9)

Stopped BF (Nā€‰=ā€‰32)

Never BF (Nā€‰=ā€‰2)

My baby was not drinking enough

41

1

18

1

BF hurts

10

Ā 

2

Ā 

BF is tiring

7

Ā 

1

Ā 

Medical reason (s)

6

2

1

Ā 

Bad experience with BF

5

2

1

Ā 

BF is difficult to combine with my job

3

Ā Ā Ā 

FF is easier

Ā 

2

Ā Ā 

With FF, my partner is able to feed the baby

Ā 

1

Ā 

1

BF hurts

1

1

Ā Ā 

Other, namely ā€¦.

13

Ā 

8

Ā 

ā€‚ā€¦. Mastitis

4

Ā 

3

Ā 

ā€‚ā€¦. Other reasons

9

Ā 

5

Ā 

Missing

2

Ā 

1

Ā 
  1. BF Breastfeeding, FF Formula feeding