There are a variety amount of reasons why a mother would not choose breastfeed their infant. Most women in the United States know that breastfeeding is best for their infant but are unaware of the specific health benefits and risks associated with it. According to Moore, Anderson, and Bergman (2007) “research has shown that obstetricians rarely provide information about breastfeeding and formula feeding during prenatal visits”. Mother’s often rely on education about breastfeeding on pamphlets, leaflets, and other written materials as their source of information but are highly ineffective. Breastfeeding is perceived as a natural act but women are often surprised at the difficulty of performing it. The skills to breastfeed are not provided to …show more content…
“Women with friends who have breastfed successfully are more likely to choose to breastfeed. On the other hand, negative attitudes of family and friends can pose a barrier to breastfeeding.” (USDHHS, 2011) Fathers can also play a major role in influences whether a mother will breastfeed, fathers may object to breastfeeding because “what their role would be in feeding, whether they would be able to bond with their infant if they were personally unable to feed the baby, and how the mother would be able to accomplish household responsibilities if she breastfed” (Moore, Anderson & Bergman, 2007; Dodgson, Duckett, Garwick & Graham, 2002; Dennis, 2002; Scott & Binns, 1999). Women may have lactation problems and pain during breastfeeding and that would influence whether they would continue to breastfeed. Women have “frequently cited problems with breastfeeding such as sore nipples, engorged breasts, mastitis, leaking milk, pain, and failure to latch on by the infant” ( Moore et al., 2007; Lei, Fein, Chen & Grummer-Strawn …show more content…
(Moore et al, 2007; Heinig et al