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Two groups of factors are important for successful breastfeeding: neonatal and maternal factors. The neonatal factors can be evaluated using the LATCH tool, and the maternal aspects with the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale\u2013Short Form (BSEF-SF).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Research Aim:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To determine the EBF rate at discharge, and the barriers and facilitators associated with successful EBF at 3\u2009months of age among SGA neonates.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This was a prospective cohort study of 1095 SGA neonates admitted to a tertiary care hospital. The breastfeeding effectiveness at discharge was assessed using LATCH and BSEF-SF scores. Further, we performed univariate analysis followed by binary logistic regression analysis to identify the factors predicting successful EBF at 3\u2009months of age.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      All enrolled neonates were exclusively breastfed at discharge; however, at 3\u2009months of age, 660 (73.2%) babies were being exclusively breastfed. The mean (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">SD<\/jats:italic>\n                      ) LATCH score and BSES-SF scores were 7.33 (0.88) and 53.45 (3.93), respectively. The LATCH score and BSES-SF scores at discharge were significantly associated with successful EBF at 3\u2009months of postnatal age.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Assessment of breastfeeding effectiveness at discharge using LATCH and BSES-SF scores enables early identification of SGA neonates at risk of EBF failure at 3 months postnatal age.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/08903344261460717","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,31]],"date-time":"2026-07-31T07:42:41Z","timestamp":1785483761000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Maternal or Neonatal Factors at Discharge Predicting Breastfeeding Success at 3 Months of Age Among Small for Gestational Age Neonates"],"prefix":"10.1177","author":[{"given":"Sajad Ahmed","family":"Bhat","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neonatology, Lady Hardinge Medical College &amp; Associated SSK &amp; KSC Hospitals, New Delhi, Delhi, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6872-0942","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tapas","family":"Bandyopadhyay","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatrics, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, Delhi, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sushma","family":"Nangia","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neonatology, Lady Hardinge Medical College &amp; Associated SSK &amp; KSC Hospitals, New Delhi, Delhi, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,31]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_2_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Altuntas N. 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