For these reasons, couples pregnant

For these reasons, couples pregnant with multiples were considered untypical cases for this study, and were excluded. Also, the decision to exclude couples whose baby is admitted to the NICU following delivery was based on the presumption that these cases are untypical; the perceived positive and negative forms of paternal support for breastfeeding are going to most likely differ significantly for parents whose infant is admitted to the NICU, compared to parents whose baby is able to go home after delivery. Finally, couples who do not speak English were excluded from this study to avoid additional costs of hiring a translator, and to evade potential lost meanings during the translation process.