Chávez MA, Sánchez GR , Ortíz OHI,Peña OB, Arocha RB

Language: Spanish
References: 7
Page: 53-55
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ABSTRACT

The causes leading to mothers abandoning breast feeding can be diverse and depend on social and cultural factors present in the place and the time of study. In this hospital, the attending patients are characteristically homogeneous. The study aims to determine the causes for discontinuing breast feeding, and to identify the influence on this by the circumstances of the birth, the working situation of the mother during the period of breast feeding, the use of changing between breast milk and formula, as well as the ablactation period.

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