Parenting Journal · Volume 1 · Issue 5 · Licensed source edition
Predictors of exclusive breastfeeding cessation among employed mothers in Mogadishu, Somalia: A cross-sectional study
Originally published 2026-06-19 · BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
BMC · DOI 10.1186/s12884-026-09472-9 ↗
Working-family evidence
Work, care and the whole person.
Examines cessation, work flexibility and family support while retaining nonsignificant leave and break findings, keeping care recommendations proportional to the evidence.
Directly examines work and family life, parenting, caregiving or employment policies for families.
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Which supports appear helpful here, and which associations remain uncertain?
Examines cessation, work flexibility and family support while retaining nonsignificant leave and break findings, keeping care recommendations proportional to the evidence.
Study context
303 employed mothers in Mogadishu, Somalia, interviewed in 2024 across four occupational groups.
Age / stage: Mothers of children aged six to twenty-four months.
Read with three questions
- How was exclusive-breastfeeding cessation measured retrospectively?
- How did flexible time and family support relate to cessation?
- Why should nonsignificant adjusted leave and lactation-break estimates not be described as established effects?
Keep the limits in view
Cross-sectional recalled feeding and work measures permit confounding and reverse interpretation; an observed association does not establish that a benefit helps or harms breastfeeding.
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Nasteho Mohamud Mudei; Fartun Abdullahi Hassan Orey; Bashiru Garba; Abdiwali Mohamed Hussein; Abdullahi Abdirahman Omar; Khadra Hassan Mohamud (2026). Predictors of exclusive breastfeeding cessation among employed mothers in Mogadishu, Somalia: A cross-sectional study BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-026-09472-9
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