Table 1 Socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics of women by mother’s prenatal decision to breastfeed
From: Factors that influence mothers’ prenatal decision to breastfeed in Spain
Variable | Decision to breastfeed | ||
|---|---|---|---|
No n (%) | Yes n (%) | P - valuea | |
Maternal Age | 0.043 | ||
≤ 20 years | 1 (9.1) | 10 (90.9) | |
21–30 years | 33 (3.5) | 910 (96.5) | |
31–40 years | 101 (2.3) | 4269 (97.7) | |
> 40 years | 5 (1.4) | 342 (98.6) | |
Employment status | 0.567 | ||
Doesn’t work | 57 (2.5) | 2232 (97.5) | |
Works part-time | 30 (2.1) | 1385 (97.9) | |
Works full-time | 53 (2.7) | 1914 (97.3) | |
Income | 0.555 | ||
< 1000 euros | 8 (2.5) | 307 (97.5) | |
1000–2000 euros | 44 (2.4) | 1820 (97.6) | |
2000–3000 euros | 54 (2.8) | 1899 (97.2) | |
3000–4000 euros | 20 (1.9) | 1054 (98.1) | |
> 4000 euros | 14 (3.0) | 451 (97.0) | |
Level of education | 0.091 | ||
No formal education | 1 (12.5) | 7 (87.5) | |
Primary education | 5 (5.1) | 93 (94.9) | |
Secondary education | 39 (2.6) | 1480 (97.4) | |
University education | 95 (2.3) | 3951 (97.7) | |
Nationality | 0.024 | ||
Spanish | 125 (2.5) | 5195 (97.7) | |
Other | 15 (4.3) | 336 (95.7) | |
BMI before pregnancy | 0.650 | ||
Normal (18.5–24.9) | 35 (2.3) | 1517 (97.7) | |
Overweight (25–29.9) | 61 (2.3) | 2543 (97.7) | |
Obese (≥ 30) | 40 (2.7) | 1422 (97.3) | |
Attended maternal prenatal education | 0.002 | ||
No | 35 (2.8) | 1235 (97.2) | |
Yes, but not about breastfeeding | 40 (3.8) | 1007 (96.2) | |
Yes | 65 (1.9) | 3289 (98.1) | |
Tobacco use before pregnancy | 0.133 | ||
No | 104 (2.4) | 4258 (97.6) | |
1–10 cigarettes | 22 (2.3) | 945 (97.7) | |
> 10 cigarettes | 14 (4.1) | 328 (95.9) | |
Manner of conception | 0.611 | ||
Spontaneous | 124 (2.4) | 4962 (97.6) | |
Insemination/ IVFb | 16 (2.7) | 569 (97.3) | |
Number of children | 0.003 | ||
One | 104 (2.9) | 3440 (97.1) | |
Two | 27 (1.5) | 1827 (98.5) | |
Three and more | 9 (3.3) | 264 (96.7) | |
Twin Pregnancy | 0.036 | ||
No | 133 (2.4) | 5405 (97.6) | |
Yes | 7 (5.3) | 126 (94.7) | |
Previous Caesarean | 0.527 | ||
No | 129 (2.5) | 5009 (97.5) | |
Yes | 11 (2.1) | 522 (97.9) | |
Breastfeed previous children | < 0.001 | ||
No | 116 (3.2) | 3503 (96.8) | |
Yes | 24 (1.2) | 2028 (98.8) | |
Partner support | 0.003 | ||
No | 42 (3.7) | 1098 (96.3) | |
Yes | 98 (2.2) | 4433 (97.8) | |
Family support | 0.053 | ||
No | 97 (2.8) | 3386 (97.2) | |
Yes | 43 (2.0) | 2145 (98.0) | |
Professional support | 0.018 | ||
No | 68 (3.1) | 2137 (96.9) | |
Yes | 72 (2.1) | 3390 (97.9) | |
Composite morbidity pregnancy | 0.010 | ||
No | 38 (1.8) | 2093 (98.2) | |
Yes | 102 (2.9) | 3438 (97.1) | |