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Table 2 Effect of maternal country of birth on breastfeeding initiation

From: Effect of maternal country of birth on breastfeeding practices: results from Portuguese GXXI birth cohort

 

Crude model

Adjusted model (95% CI)*

Any breastfeeding

 Portuguese

1

1

 Non-Portuguese European

0.6 (0.2,1.8)

0.6 (0.2,2.9)

 South American

2.2 (0.5,9.0)

1.9 (0.5,7.6)

 African

0.9 (0.3,3.2)

0.9 (0.3,2.9)

Exclusive breastfeeding

 Portuguese

1

1

 Non-Portuguese European

1.2 (0.6,2.4)

1.1 (0.5,2.3)

 South American

1.0 (0.6,1.8)

0.9 (0.5,1.7)

 African

1.2 (0.6,2.4)

1.1 (0.6,2.2)

  1. Any breastfeeding is mixed feeding or exclusive breastfeeding
  2. *Adjusted for age, education, household income, parity, BMI, number of prenatal visits, smoking in pregnancy, mode of delivery, gestational age, birthweight, and NICU admission