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Table 2 Attitudes of lactating mothers towards breastfeeding

From: Knowledge, attitude and practice related to infant feeding among women in rural Papua New Guinea: a descriptive, mixed method study

Reason*

%

n

Healthy for the child

48

67

Helps the child to grow well

38

53

Breast milk is the best food for the child

36

51

Beneficial to the mother (reduces breast tightness and pain)

63

88

Bad for the mother (causes weight loss)

17

22

No known benefit

23

32

  1. *many gave more than one reason.