Breastfeeding Prevalence and Factors Affecting Breastfeeding Duration Among Urban Multi-ethnic Malaysian Mothers: A Single-Center University Hospital Study

Heng KV 1 , Lum LCS 2 , Breen E 3 , Lye CW 4 , Kuan WC 5 , Goh SH 2 Show all authors , Tan LH 2 , Yip KM 2

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Tunku Azizah, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Pediatrics, University Malaya Medical Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Clinical Investigation, University of Malaya Medical Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 4 Department of Public Health, University Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 5 School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway, Malaysia
Asia Pac J Public Health, 2024 Jan;36(1):127-132.
PMID: 37981736 DOI: 10.1177/10105395231211978

Abstract

Breastfeeding rates in urban Malaysian mothers are below World Health Organization (WHO) targets. Our prospective survey identified breastfeeding prevalences at 3, 6, and 12 months of 85.5%, 77%, and 60%, respectively. Combined (direct and expressed) breastfeeding significantly sustained longer-term breastfeeding. Efforts should be focused on mothers of Indian ethnicity and on expression after one month postpartum.

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