Table 1 Characteristics of the study population, stratified by proposed breastfeeding plan during the first six months after birth
From: Breastfeeding motivation in Pomerania: Survey of neonates in Pomerania (SNiP-Study)
Characteristics | Proposed breastfeeding plan | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Breastfeeding after delivery | exclusive (n = 2608) | partial (n = 553) | none (n = 407) |
Proposed duration of breastfeeding | |||
no information | 1645 (62.8%) | 365 (65.9%) | 407 (100.0%) |
≤4 months | 164 (6.3%) | 133 (24.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
5 – 6 months | 647 (24.7%) | 50 (9.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
>6 months | 162 (6.2%) | 6 (1.1%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Breastfeeding motivation score | 7 (7; 10) | 4 (4; 6) | 1 (1; 2) |
Age of mother > 25 years | 1710 (65.6%) | 304 (55.2%) | 223 (54.8%) |
Multiparous | 1116 (42.8%) | 223 (40.5%) | 260 (64.2%) |
Birth mode | 1826 (70.0%) | 349 (63.1%) | 250 (61.7%) |
spontaneous | 678 (26.0%) | 180 (32.6%) | 150 (37.0%) |
caesarean section other | 104 (4.0%) | 24 (4.3%) | 5 (1.2%) |
Year of delivery | |||
2004 – 2005 | 1067 (40.9%) | 248 (44.9%) | 178 (43.8%) |
2006 – 2008 | 1544 (59.1%) | 305 (55.2%) | 229 (56.3%) |
Prenatal class | 1384 (54.4%) | 190 (35.1%) | 95 (24.0%) |
German nationality | 2538 (97.2%) | 541 (97.8%) | 403 (99.3%) |
Education level | |||
low | 298 (11.7%) | 96 (17.9%) | 128 (33.2%) |
medium | 1376 (53.8%) | 340 (63.3%) | 235 (60.9%) |
high | 882 (34.5%) | 101 (18.8%) | 23 (6.0%) |
Average income; €/month | 866 (505; 1342) | 671 (438; 1163) | 518 (359; 866) |
Married | 1041 (39.9%) | 173 (31.2%) | 131 (32.4%) |
Gestational week before week 37 | 306 (11.7%) | 80 (14.5%) | 48 (11.8%) |
Alcohol consumption | |||
once a month | 613 (23.6%) | 122 (22.4%) | 89 (22.1%) |
more than once a month | 77 (3.0%) | 8 (1.5%) | 4 (1.0%) |
Smoking during pregnancy | 321 (12.7%) | 128 (24.3%) | 165 (42.9%) |
Inpatient stay during pregnancy | 832 (31.9%) | 209 (37.8%) | 135 (33.3%) |