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Table 4 Secondary outcome: Proportion of mothers who achieved 250 ml/kg/d and/or 500 ml/day on days 14 and 28 of study period in the two postdelivery groups

From: Role of days postdelivery on breast milk production: a secondary analysis from the EMPOWER trial

 

8–14 days postdelivery

N = 44

n (%)

15–21 days postdelivery

N = 46

n (%)

Odds Ratio

(95% Confidence Interval)*

Adjusted Odds Ratio

(95% Confidence Interval)a

Number of mothers who achieved 250 ml/kg/d on day 14

17 (39.5%)

19 (45.2%)

0.79 (0.33, 1.87)

p = 0.60

0.74 (0.30, 1.78)

p = 0.50

Number of mothers who achieved 250 ml/kg/d on day 28

22 (53.7%)

21 (52.5%)

1.05 (0.44, 2.51)

p = 0.92

0.97 (0.40, 2.34)

p = 0.95

Mothers who achieved volume of 500 ml/day on day 14

4 (9.3%)

5 (11.9%)

0.76 (0.19, 3.05)

p = 0.70

0.62 (0.15, 2.55),

p = 0.51

Mothers who achieved volume of 500 ml/day on day 28

8 (19.5%)

10 (25.0%)

0.73 (0.25, 2.08),

p = 0.55

0.68 (0.23, 1.99),

p = 0.48

  1. *p - values were based on logistic regressions
  2. aadjusted odds ratio after controlling for comorbidities and antenatal corticosteroids