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

Table 3 Factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding at discharge; late preterm compared with 37 week gestation, infant and mother cohort

Variable	Univariable OR (95% CI)	p value	*Multivariable OR (95% CI)	p value
Preterm (34-36wk)	0.3 (0.1, 0.6)	<0.001	0.4 (0.1, 1.0)	0.04
Parity	1.4 (1.0, 2.0)	0.05	1.3 (0.9, 1.9)	0.15
Maternal smoking	1.2 (0.5, 2.7)	0.61	1.2 (0.5, 3.1)	0.62
Maternal age	1.0 (1.0, 1.1)	0.22	1.0 (0.9, 1.1)	0.62
Birth weight, g	1.0 (1.0, 1.0)	0.01	1.0 (0.9, 1.0)	0.11
^†Caesarean birth	0.7 (0.3, 1.6)	0.48	0.4 (0.2, 1.1)	0.09
Multiple birth	0.9 (0.2, 3.5)	0.84	1.2 (0.2, 6.3)	0.79

*Adjusted for maternal smoking, age, parity, caesarean birth, infant birth weight, multiple births.
^†Caesarean section, combined data emergency and elective caesarean birth.

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