An Assessment of the Breastfeeding Practices and Infant Feeding Pattern among Mothers in Mauritius

Table 3

Reasons for opting infant formula.

Reasons	Frequency
	𝑛	%
Milk insufficiency	127	33.9
Resumption of work	122	32.5
Unwillingness of the child to suckle	55	14.7
Mother’s desire	51	13.6
Other’s	44	11.7
Medical complications	29	7.7
Doctor’s recommendation	8	2.1
Aesthetic reason	1	0.3