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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of Prenatal Class on breastfeeding practice. We studied infant feeding in a sample of 35 mothers of six-month-old infants who had attended prenatal class. Initially, 77% of infants were breasted, however the number of breastfeeding mothers decreased to 63% after first month, then to 57% by three months, and to 31% by six months. ´Lack of milk´, ´recessed nipple´, and ´baby´s illness such as jaundice or diarrhea´ were the major reasons for premature termination of the breastfeeding practice.
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