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Aim: To explore the reasons for non-uptake and early cessation of听breastfeeding with health professionals and mothers in 听three of the听most deprived wards of Haringey. 听
Methods: Survey of infant feeding intentions of expectant women,听in addition to interviews with new mothers and key informants听whose jobs include supporting women to breastfeed.听
Results: Around three quarters of women expressed the intention听to breast feed, but听insufficient听support postnatally, and especially听after returning home, was blamed by many for early cessation. Key听informants acknowledged that 听constraints within the system lead听women 听to stop breastfeeding too early.