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Table 5 Factors associated with breastfeeding throughout the hospital stay according to the type of newborn

From: Factors that influence early breastfeeding of singletons and twins in Korea: a retrospective study

Type of newborn

Variables

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

p-value

Adjusted OR* (95% CI)

Adjusted p-value*

Twins

Feeding before the first breastfeed (no vs. yes)

9.297 (3.325, 25.999)

<0.001

7.684 (2.587, 22.817)

<0.001

Time to first BMF

0.915 (0.857, 0.977)

0.008

0.916 (0.856, 0.98)

0.011

Singletons

Early skin-to skin contact (yes vs. no)

15.948 (5.52, 46.074)

<0.001

3.959 (1.153, 13.592)

0.029

Feeding before the first breastfeed (no vs. yes)

11.574 (5.785, 23.156)

<0.001

11.714 (5.038, 27.24)

<0.001

 

Time to first BMF

0.891 (0.846, 0.939)

<0.001

0.886 (0.833, 0.942)

<0.001

  1. BMF Breastmilk feeding
  2. *Adjusted for mother’s age, residential area, occupation, education, health status, newborn’s birth order, sex, weight, gestational period, Apgar score (after 5 min), and age at discharge