From: Breastfeeding and lactation research: exploring a tool to measure infant feeding patterns
Characteristics | Frequency(%) | n |
---|---|---|
Maternal age (years) [+/− SD(range)] | 33+/− 5.6 (17–43) | 72 |
In committed relationship (%) | 69 (97) | 71 |
Completed post-secondary education (%) | 61 (87) | 71 |
Family income > $70,000 (CAN) (%) | 49 (65) | 68 |
First spoken language (%) | 72 | |
English | 45 (63) | |
French | 15 (21) | |
Other | 12 (17) | |
Primiparous women (%) | 34 (47) | 73 |
How long plan to breastfeed without other foods (%) | 71 | |
Less than 6 months | 5 (7) | |
6 months | 55 (78) | |
Not sure | 11 (16) | |
How long plan to breastfeed overall (%) | 71 | |
6 months or less | 7 (10) | |
7 - 12 months | 8 (11) | |
12 months | 35 (49) | |
More than 1 year | 11 (16) | |
Not sure | 10 (14) |