A Comparison of Breastfeeding Exclusivity and Duration Rates Between Immediate Postpartum Levonorgestrel Versus Etonogestrel Implant Users: A Prospective Cohort Study | Zendy

Jamie W. Krashin | Zendy; Clara Lemani | Zendy; Jerome Nkambule | Zendy; George Talama | Zendy; Lameck Chinula | Zendy; Valerie L. Flax | Zendy; Alison M. Stuebe | Zendy; Jennifer H. Tang | Zendy

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A Comparison of Breastfeeding Exclusivity and Duration Rates Between Immediate Postpartum Levonorgestrel Versus Etonogestrel Implant Users: A Prospective Cohort Study

Author(s) -

Jamie W. Krashin,

Clara Lemani,

Jerome Nkambule,

George Talama,

Lameck Chinula,

Valerie L. Flax,

Alison M. Stuebe,

Jennifer H. Tang

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

breastfeeding medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.661

H-Index - 45

eISSN - 1556-8342

pISSN - 1556-8253

DOI - 10.1089/bfm.2018.0165

Subject(s) - breastfeeding , medicine , contraceptive implant , etonogestrel , obstetrics , breast feeding , implant , population , confidence interval , prospective cohort study , cohort study , levonorgestrel , cohort , pediatrics , family planning , surgery , research methodology , environmental health

This study compares breastfeeding outcomes after immediate postpartum initiation of single-rod etonogestrel (ENG) versus two-rod levonorgestrel (LNG) contraceptive implants. Outcomes assessed include the following: (1) breastfeeding continuation through 24 months after delivery and (2) exclusive breastfeeding until 6 months after delivery, at Kasungu District Hospital, Malawi.

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