BREAST FEEDING IN MILANO

Key words: Breast-feeding, Epidemiology

Sampling study carried out on 368 interviewed mothers. Breastfeeding is started in 86% of cases. The risk factors for early discontinuance are: caesarean section (RR 0.55), twin delivery (RR 0.30), premature delivery (RR 0.42); administration of additions in hospital (RR 0.47), supply of milk samples at dismissal (RR 0.28), resumption of work. The protection factors are: first sucking within 6 hours (RR 1.31), rooming in (RR 1.34). Caesarean sections are 27% of deliveries. Additions in hospital are administrated in 72% of cases; rooming in is carried out in 19% of cases.