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Table 5 Relationship between birth order and exclusive breastfeeding up to 6 months

From: Actual exclusive breastfeeding rates and determinants among a cohort of children living in Gampaha district Sri Lanka: A prospective observational study

Birth order

Number exclusively breastfed up to six months

Exclusive breastfeeding rate

1st baby (n = 120)

84

70.0%

2nd baby (n = 106)

78

73.6%

After 2nd baby (n = 60)

40

66.6%