From: The effect of maternal breast variations on neonatal weight gain in the first seven days of life
Variables | Groups | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Group A With specified variations (n = 50) | Group B Normal breast (n = 50) | |||
n | % | n | % | |
Maternal age (years)** | ||||
<20 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 |
20-29 | 31 | 62 | 30 | 60 |
30+ | 12 | 24 | 13 | 26 |
Maternal education* | ||||
did not complete high school | 18 | 36 | 19 | 38 |
completed high school | 25 | 50 | 23 | 46 |
Higher | 7 | 14 | 8 | 16 |
Annual family income** | ||||
Low | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Moderate | 39 | 78 | 41 | 82 |
High | 11 | 22 | 8 | 16 |
Breast variation*** | ||||
flat nipple | 27 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
large nipple | 17 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
large breast | 12 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
inverted nipple | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
Infant birth weight (g) | ||||
< 3000 | 16 | 32 | 14 | 28 |
3000-3999 | 32 | 64 | 34 | 68 |
≥4000 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Infant gender* | ||||
Male | 21 | 24 | 20 | 40 |
Female | 29 | 58 | 30 | 60 |
Gestational age (weeks)* | ||||
37-38 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 18 |
39-40 | 28 | 56 | 29 | 58 |
41-42 | 12 | 24 | 12 | 24 |