Table 1 Descriptive statistics for background variables for mother and infant by type of delivery
Variables | Normal vaginal delivery (n = 57) | Cesarean section (n = 35) | Total (n = 92) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Neonate's gender | Â | Â | Â | 0.11* |
   Girl, n (%) | 30 (53) | 13 (37) | 43 (47) |  |
   Boy, n (%) | 27 (47) | 22 (63) | 49 (43) |  |
Birth weight (g), mean (SD) | 3130.3 (432.1) | 3145.1(450.9) | 3136.0(436.9) | 0.87** |
Birth length (cm), mean (SD) | 50.0 (1.9) | 50.0 (2.7) | 50.0(2.2) | 0.99** |
Mother's age, mean (SD) | 23.6 (4.4) | 23.9 (3.8) | 23.7(4.1) | 0.71** |
Maternal education | Â | Â | Â | 0.60* |
   Primary, n (%) | 7 (12) | 4 (11) | 11 (12) |  |
   Secondary, n (%) | 20 (35) | 9 (26) | 29 (31) |  |
   University, n (%) | 30(53) | 22 (63) | 52 (56) |  |
Maternal smoking, n (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00* |
Parity | Â | Â | Â | 0.55* |
   Primipara, n (%) | 32 (56) | 20 (57) | 52 (56) |  |
   Multipara, n (%) | 25 (44) | 15 (43) | 40 (44) |  |
Family income | Â | Â | Â | <0.01* |
   Poor, n (%) | 6 (11) | 0 (0) | 6 (7) |  |
   Fair, n (%) | 27 (47) | 12 (34) | 39 (42) |  |
   Good, n (%) | 13 (23) | 10 (29) | 23 (25) |  |
   Excellent, n (%) | 2 (3) | 8 (23) | 10 (11) |  |
   Missing, n | 9 (16) | 5 (14) | 14 (15) |  |
Birth hospital | Â | Â | Â | <0.01* |
   Private, n (%) | 4 (7) | 15 (43) | 19 (36) |  |
   Public, n (%) | 53 (93) | 20 (57) | 73 (64) |  |
Received advice about breastfeeding | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   First occasion, n (%) | 27 (47) | 27 (77) | 54 (59) | 0.01* |
   Second occasion, n (%) | 43 (75) | 32 (91) | 75 (82) | 0.04* |
   Third occasion, n (%) | 45 (79) | 33 (94) | 78 (85) | 0.04* |