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Table 3 Log rank test comparing times to initiation of breastfeeding between primiparous women with a companion during labour and women receiving standard care

From: Social support during childbirth as a catalyst for early breastfeeding initiation for first-time Nigerian mothers

Group (n)

Median time to breastfeeding in minutes (range)

95% CI for median time

Log rank statistic

p value

Experimental group (94)

Control group (115)

16 (0-26)

54 (21-720)

(14.6, 17.5)

(46.6, 61.4)

255.68

<0.01