Predictors of exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months: four consecutive surveys in a tertiary hospital in Lithuania

Table 1 Factors at 2–4 days after childbirth influencing exclusive breastfeeding on days 2–4 postpartum using the Backward method (N = 398)^a

Factors	B	p	OR	95% CI
Previous breastfeeding experience	0.46	0.00***	1.58	1.19, 2.11
Breastfeeding on demand	0.62	0.03	1.86	1.05, 3.29
Self-confidence in breastfeeding	0.87	0.00***	2.40	1.41, 4.06
Pacifier use	−1.19	0.00***	0.30	0.19, 0.50
Gestational diabetes during this pregnancy	−0.90	0.03	0.41	0.18, 0.93
Natural childbirth (vaginal delivery)	0.98	0.00***	2.67	1.50, 4.77
Healthy newborns^b	1.46	0.00***	4.29	2.30, 8.02

Note: p ≤ .05 represents statistical significance
Abbreviations: B regression coefficient, OR Odds ratio (exponent of the estimate), 95% CI Lower and upper limits of the OR 95% confidence interval
^a Only statistically significant variables are included. All variables are listed in Additional file 1 (Supplementary Tables 1-3).
^b Healthy newborns – neonates without congenital anomalies or other pathologies requiring admission to special care during the hospital stay
*** p ≤ 01

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