Table 3 Baseline characteristics and outcomes for mothers – Summary statistics are provided for mothers who completed the survey. Worksite for mothers refers to worksite at the time of birth
Characteristic | Overall | CBO1 (hi/hi)* | CBO2 (hi/lo) | TH1 (lo/hi) | TH2 (lo/lo) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mother/ infant dyad | Age of mother at delivery† | 18–27 | 39/131 (30) | 11/33 (33) | 7/24 (29) | 8/39 (21) | 13/35 (37) |
28–43 | 92/131 (70) | 22/33 (67) | 17/24 (71) | 31/39 (79) | 22/35 (63) | ||
Baby rejected breast after bottle | 39/131 (30) | 10/33 (30) | 8/24 (33) | 11/39 (28) | 10/35 (29) | ||
Set goals for breastfeeding duration | 89/131 (68) | 28/33 (85) | 19/24 (79) | 23/39 (59) | 19/35 (54) | ||
Positive BF experience | 120/131 (92) | 31/33 (94) | 24/24 (100) | 36/39 (92) | 29/35 (83) | ||
Cesarean birth | 50/131 (38) | 9/33 (27) | 8/24 (33) | 14/39 (36) | 19/35 (54) | ||
Hospital birth (vs. clinic or home)* | 100/131 (76) | 13/33 (39) | 13/24 (54) | 39/39 (100) | 35/35 (100) | ||
Stopped BF because not enough milk | 40/131 (31) | 3/33 (9) | 2/24 (8) | 19/39 (49) | 16/35 (46) | ||
Stopped BF because of work | 29/131 (22) | 4/33 (12) | 10/24 (42) | 9/39 (23) | 6/35 (17) | ||
Worksite | WBSS n = 152 | 41.4 (7.0) | 39.5 (6.2) | 35.4 (5.6) | 42.8 (6.3) | 45.8 (6.0) | |
WBSS-SF | 24.9 (5.4) | 24.0 (4.3) | 20.6 (4.1) | 25.2 (5.8) | 28.6 (4.3) | ||
Maternity leave (ML) (months) | |||||||
Felt ML was adequate | 90/130 (69) | 26/33 (79) | 14/24 (58) | 28/38 (74) | 22/35 (63) | ||
Had night duty | 65/130 (50) | 13/33 (39) | 15/24 (63) | 19/38 (50) | 18/35 (51) | ||
Used Day care n = 153 | 48/131 (37) | 27/33 (82) | 13/24 (54) | 1/39 (3) | 7/35 (20) | ||
Expressed breastmilk at work | 88/131 (67) | 24/33 (73) | 14/24 (58) | 27/39 (69) | 23/35 (66) | ||
Breastfeeding is common at work | 96/131 (73) | 27/33 (82) | 14/24 (58) | 24/39 (79) | 24/35 (69) | ||
Baby close, can visit during work | 84/130 (65) | 29/33 (88) | 17/24 (71) | 14/38 (37) | 24/35 (69) | ||
Baby sent to distant relatives | 22/130 (17) | 1/33 (3) | 3/24 (13) | 13/38 (34) | 5/35 (14) | ||
Year of Birth | 1990–2009 | 33/131 (25) | 3/33 (9) | 2/24 (8) | 14/39 (36) | 14/35 (40) | |
2010–2015 | 36/131 (27) | 12/33 (36) | 7/24 (29) | 12/39 (31) | 5/35 (14) | ||
2016–2017 | 27/131 (21) | 6/33 (18) | 8/24 (33) | 5/39 (13) | 8/35 (23) | ||
2018–2021 | 35/131 (27) | 12/33 (36) | 7/24 (29) | 8/39 (21) | 8/35 (23) | ||
WHO goals | Exclusive breastfeeding 6 months | 69/130 (53) | 25/33 (76) | 13/24 (54) | 21/38 (55) | 10/35 (29) | |
Total breastfeeding ≥ 2 years | 40/130 (31) | 19/33 (58) | 8/24 (33) | 9/38 (24) | 4/35 (11) | ||
Both | 27/129 (21) | 15/33 (45) | 5/24 (26) | 5/37 (14) | 2/35 (6) | ||