Research Article

Attitudes and Barriers to Breastfeeding among Mothers in Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Table 2

Distribution of the study participants by the duration of exclusive breastfeeding (n = 400).

Child orderBreastfeeding durationn (%)

First babyLess than one month96 (24.0)
1–5 months144 (36.0)
More than 6 months160 (40.0)

Last babyLess than one month164 (41.0)
1–5 months97 (24.2)
More than 6 months139 (34.8)

Most of all babiesLess than one month62 (15.5)
1–5 months120 (30.0)
More than 6 months218 (54.5)