Patterns of Daily Duration and Frequency of Breastfeeding among Exclusively Breastfed Infants in Shiraz Iran A 6-Month Follow-up Study Using Bayesian Generalized Linear Mixed Models

摘要

Introduction:Despite numerous studies on the benefits of exclusive breastfeeding during the first half year of life, little information is available on actual breastfeeding practices in terms of daily duration and frequency of suckling. This study proposes to determine daily breastfeeding patterns among exclusively breastfed infants from birth to six months.