Previous breastfeeding experience and its influence on breastfeeding outcomes in subsequent births: A systematic review

Despite widely recognized benefits of breastfeeding, the worldwide rate of six months exclusive breastfeeding has not up to the WHO recommendation. Multiparas are considered more likely to initiate breastfeeding and breastfeed much longer. This, however, is not always the case if they have unsuccessful previous breastfeeding experience. Therefore, whether and how previous breastfeeding experience affect subsequent breastfeeding outcomes need to...