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Table 1 Characteristics of participating mothers and newborns

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)