Initiation of breastfeeding within 120 minutes after birth is associated with breastfeeding at four months among Japanese women: A self-administered questionnaire survey

Table 4 Logistic regression analysis: Variables influencing full breastfeeding at 4 months

Factor	Comparison	Odds Ratio	95%CI	p value
Model 1 (≤ 30 minutes vs > 30 minutes)
Time to first breastfeed	≤ 30 minutes vs > 30 minutes	1.82	0.97, 3.43	0.06
Mother's age	≥ 30 years vs < 30 years	0.62	0.34, 1.11	0.11
Baby's gender	Female vs male	2.16	1.24, 3.77	<0.01
Parity	Multiparous vs primiparous	1.36	0.76, 2.43	0.40
Gestational age	≥ 37 weeks vs ≤ 36 weeks	1.36	0.36, 5.24	0.65
Method of delivery	Non Caesarean section vs Caesarean section	1.29	0.53, 3.12	0.57
Bleeding at delivery	< 500 ml vs ≥ 500 ml	1.29	0.62, 2.67	0.50
Early skin-to-skin contact	Non contact vs contact	0.92	0.46, 1.86	0.82
Supplementation	Non supplemented vs supplemented	1.62	0.91, 2.91	0.10
Model 2 (≤ 120 minutes vs > 120 minutes)
Time to first breastfeed	≤ 120 minutes vs > 120 minutes	2.45	1.21, 4.95	0.01
Mother's age	≥ 30 years vs < 30 years	0.64	0.35, 1.15	0.14
Baby's gender	Female vs male	2.15	1.23, 3.76	<0.01
Parity	Multiparous vs primiparous	1.39	0.77, 2.49	0.28
Gestational age	≥ 37 weeks vs ≤ 36 weeks or less	1.07	0.27, 4.25	0.92
Method of delivery	Non Caesarean section vs Caesarean section	1.02	0.41, 2.59	0.96
Bleeding at delivery	< 500 ml vs ≥ 500 ml	1.29	0.62, 2.69	0.49
Early skin-to-skin contact	Non contact vs contact	0.90	0.45, 1.80	0.76
Supplementation	Non supplemented vs supplemented	1.45	0.80, 2.65	0.23

ISSN: 1746-4358