Table 2 Comparison of factors known to have an impact on breastfeeding cessation depending on breastfeeding duration
From: Trends in breastfeeding practices and mothers’ experience in the French NutriNet-Santé cohort
Agreement to the question | Insufficient milk supply | Nipple cracks-pain | Sucking problems | |||
< 3 months | ≥ 3 months | < 3 months | ≥ 3 months | < 3 months | ≥ 3 months | |
Totally agree | 34.3 | 12.5 | 11.9 | 1.2 | 8.2 | 0.7 |
Somewhat agree | 13.5 | 13.7 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 5.1 | 1.0 |
Somewhat disagree | 4.2 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 3.5 |
Totally disagree | 48.0 | 68.9 | 75.0 | 92.3 | 80.9 | 94.8 |
P values | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 | |||
Agreement to the question | Returning to work | Baby stopped suckling | ||||
< 3 months | ≥ 3 months | < 3 months | ≥ 3 months | |||
Totally agree | 22.3 | 26.5 | 3.7 | 12.1 | ||
Somewhat agree | 8.1 | 14.9 | 3.2 | 7.7 | ||
Somewhat disagree | 6.5 | 7.7 | 5.5 | 4.6 | ||
Totally disagree | 63.1 | 50.9 | 87.6 | 75.6 | ||
P values | 0.001 | 0.001 | ||||