Among women with a significant PPH, 63% fully breastfed their babies from birth, whereas 85% said they had
hoped to do so (p < 0.001). Only 52% of mothers who intended to either fully or partially breastfeed were able to give
their baby the opportunity to suckle within an hour of the birth. Delays were longer in women with greater estimated
blood loss and women with the longest delays in breastfeeding were less likely to initiate full breastfeeding. 70% of
women with PPH of < 2000 mL were fully breastfeeding in the first postpartum week, whereas less than 50% of those
with blood loss ≥ 3000 mL were able to do so. Overall, 58% of women with significant PPH were fully breastfeeding at
two and 45% at four months postpartum