Table 3 Delivery characteristics (n = 366)
From: Factors that influence early breastfeeding of singletons and twins in Korea: a retrospective study
Characteristics | n | Categories | Total | Singletons (n = 241) | Twins (n = 125) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No practice group | Practice group | p-value | No practice group | Practice group | p-value | ||||
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||||
Delivery mode | 366 | Vaginal delivery | 251 (68.6) | 90 (69.8) | 81 (72.3) | 0.663‡ | 48 (62.3) | 32 (66.7) | 0.624‡ |
Cesarean section | 115 (31.4) | 39 (30.2) | 31 (27.7) | 29 (37.7) | 16 (33.3) | ||||
Type of anesthesia | 366 | Local | 251 (68.6) | 90 (69.8) | 81 (72.3) | 0.856§ | 48 (62.3) | 32 (66.7) | 0.96§ |
Epidural | 23 (6.3) | 5 (3.9) | 6 (5.4) | 8 (10.4) | 4 (8.3) | ||||
General | 13 (3.5) | 4 (3.1) | 3 (2.7) | 4 (5.2) | 2 (4.2) | ||||
Spinal | 79 (21.6) | 30 (23.2) | 22 (19.6) | 17 (22.1) | 10 (20.8) | ||||