3.4. Associations between Excessive Sleepiness and Breastfeeding Intent, Initiation, and Continuation
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EXCESSIVE SLEEPINESS
There were no significant cross-sectional associations between the presence of excessive sleepiness in early (12–16 weeks gestation) or late (32 weeks gestation) pregnancy and breastfeeding intention, nor did excessive sleepiness at either pregnancy time point predict the initiation of breastfeeding immediately after delivery or continuation of breastfeeding at 3 or 6 months postpartum. Additionally, we did not observe a cross-sectional association between excessive sleepiness and continued breastfeeding at 6 months postpartum (see 