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Table 1 Maternal and infant characteristics; late preterm compared with 37 week gestation, infant and mother cohort (Values are in n (%) or mean ± SD)

From: Factors associated with initiation and exclusive breastfeeding at hospital discharge: late preterm compared to 37 week gestation mother and infant cohort

Variable

37 weeks

34-36 weeks

p value

Mean ± SD

n = 80

n = 67

 

Maternal

   

Parity

1 ± 1.3

1 ± 1.3

0.48

Maternal smoking

28 (38.9)

23 (38.3)

0.95

Maternal age

28.3 ± 6.8

27.3 ± 5.9

0.30

Infant

   

†Caesarean birth

47 (57.5)

41 (61.2)

0.56

Birth weight (grams)

2944 ± 462.3

2556 ± 488.7

<0.001

Apgar at one minute

8 ± 1.5

8 ± 1.7

0.08

Multiple Birth

6 (7.5)

4 (6.0)

0.71

††Initiated breastfeeding

61 (41.5)

31 (21.1)

<0.001

†††Exclusive breastfeedingat discharge

67 (83.7)

40 (59.7)

<0.001

  1. †Caesarean birth combined data (elective and emergency lower uterine segment caesarean section).
  2. † †Initiated breastfeeding – breastfed or received colostrum within one hour of birth.
  3. †††Exclusive breastfeeding at discharge, within 24 hours of discharge.