Emotional and physical trauma have a role in breastfeeding success. But even though a mother may know that breastfeeding is best past abuse physical trauma or psychological impairment may affect a mothers ability to initiate or continue breastfeeding. Since more than 2025 of women have been sexually abused 25 have experienced intimate partner violence more than 50 of adolescent mothers have experienced childhood sexual abuse with an untold number of mothers and babies who have experienced birth