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Table 1 Births in two Spanish regions by neonatal/maternal characteristics and type of hospital

From: Uneven chances of breastfeeding in Spain

 

Catalonia

Valencia

n (%)

n (%)

Type of delivery

  Single

144898 (95.9)

94688 (96.7)

  Multiple

6269 (4.1)

3275 (3.3)

Mode of delivery

  Vaginal

111915 (71.5)

72593 (74.8)

  Caesarean section

44588 (28.5)

24475 (25.2)

Sex

  Male

82705 (51.7)

45999 (51.3)

  Female

77396 (48.3)

43679 (48.7)

Gestational age (weeks)

  VPTB (<32)

1329 (0.8)

697 (0.7)

  MPTB (32-36)

10400 (6.6)

7325(7.8)

  At Term (≥37)

146355 (92.6)

85430 (91.4)

Birthweight (grams)

  VLBW (<1500)

1237 (0.8)

646 (0.7)

  MLBW (1500-2499)

10781 (6.6)

6931 (7.3)

  Normal (≥ 2500)

150131 (92.6)

87755 (92.1)

Maternal age (years)

  <20

3269 (2.1)

1985 (2.4)

  20-34

117436 (74.3)

59702 (71.0)

  ≥35

37325 (23.6)

22407 (26.6)

Maternal origin

  Spain

117760 (72.5)

74185 (75.7)

  Latin-America

11869 (7.3)

5332 (5.4)

  Maghreb

9921 (6.1)

2544 (2.8)

  Eastern-Europe

3366 (2.1)

3588 (3.7)

  Sub-Saharan Africa

1830 (1.1)

487 (0.5)

  North-Asia

1718 (1.1)

441 (0.5)

  South-Asia

1287 (0.8)

160 (0.2)

  Other regions

2707 (1.7)

1776 (1.8)

Type of hospital

  Public

115557 (71.1)

86858 (89.5)

  Private

46945 (28.9)

10141 (10.5)

Breastfeeding

  Yes

132699 (81.7)

80835 (82.5)

  No

29803 (18.3)

17128 (17.5)