While the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends breastfeeding for at least six months, many women stop breastfeeding prematurely. Living too busy is the main reason why mothers stop doing this.
Most mothers (80 percent) do start breastfeeding, but only a quarter of them do so after six months. The combination of a busy social life and work causes mothers to stop breastfeeding early.
Social pressure
Breastfed children suffer less from infections, it also reduces the risk of obesity and high blood pressure later in life. In particular, society's pressure to return to work soon after childbirth is why women stop breast-feeding. For most maternity leave ends after three months.
Work
Mothers find it difficult to combine their work with the feedings. Because in many workplaces there is no suitable place to express, many do not have time for this either. Many also fear that their child is not getting enough nutrients when breastfeeding. Bottle feeding reassures mothers because it allows them to better monitor the amount, and it often goes faster.
Further research is now being conducted into the possibilities of whether longer maternity leave helps to convince mothers to breastfeed for longer.
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