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Table 3 Exclusive breastfeeding discontinuation according to newborn weight change at discharge

From: Impact of in-hospital birth weight loss on short and medium term breastfeeding outcomes

[Newborn weight change at discharge] n

Exclusive breastfeeding discontinuation ≤ 7 days

p

Exclusive breastfeeding discontinuation ≤15 days

p

Exclusive breastfeeding discontinuation ≤30 days

p

Exclusive breastfeeding discontinuation ≤100 days

P

[≥ −4]

210

165 (21)

0.15

205 (26)

0.016

229 (29)

<  0.001

339 (43)

<  0.001

[−4; −6]

193

150 (19)

173 (22)

221 (28)

347 (44)

[−6; −8]

220

150 (19)

229 (29)

276 (35)

394 (50)

[≤ −8]

165

213 (27)

292 (37)

378 (48)

504 (64)

  1. Unless indicated otherwise, data are expressed as n (%)
  2. Differences across the groups were assessed using Mann-Whitney test