Breastfeeding techniques and associated factors among primiparous mothers: A multicenter health facility-based cross-sectional study in Northeast Ethiopia

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World J Obstet Gynecol. Sep 8, 2026; 15(2): 119451
Published online Sep 8, 2026. doi: 10.5317/wjog.119451

Table 2 Obstetric and health service utilization among primiparous mothers

Variable		n	Percentage (%)
ANC follow-up	Yes	143	34.5
ANC follow-up	No	272	65.5
ANC counseling about BFT	Yes	143	34.5
ANC counseling about BFT	No	272	65.5
Place of birth	Hospital	67	16.1
	Health center	262	63.1
	Private clinic	21	5.1
	Home	65	15.7
PNC follow-up	Yes	148	35.7
PNC follow-up	No	267	64.3
PNC counseling about BFT	Yes	148	35.7
PNC counseling about BFT	No	267	64.3
First breastfeed initiation	Within 1 hour	357	86
First breastfeed initiation	After 1 hour	58	14
EBF	Yes	369	88.9
EBF	No	46	11.1

BFT: Breastfeeding techniques; EBF: Exclusive breast feeding; PNC: Postnatal care; ANC: Antenatal care.

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Citation: Bogale M, Cherie N, Abeje G, Dagnew SB, Abate AW, Agidew MM. Breastfeeding techniques and associated factors among primiparous mothers: A multicenter health facility-based cross-sectional study in Northeast Ethiopia. World J Obstet Gynecol 2026; 15(2): 119451
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2218-6220/full/v15/i2/119451.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5317/wjog.119451

Bogale M, Cherie N, Abeje G, Dagnew SB, Abate AW, Agidew MM. Breastfeeding techniques and associated factors among primiparous mothers: A multicenter health facility-based cross-sectional study in Northeast Ethiopia. World J Obstet Gynecol 2026; 15(2): 119451 [DOI: 10.5317/wjog.119451]

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