Table 3 Difficulties encountered in maternity wards
|  | Public N = 477 (%) | Private N = 316 (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Latching issues | 263 (55.1) | 165 (52.2) | 0.093 |
Need to supplement with other milk sources due to low breast milk supply | 131 (27.5) | 127 (40.2) | <  0.001 |
Unable to initiate breastfeeding within 30 minutes after delivery / becoming responsive | 131 (27.5) | 111 (35.1) | 0.044 |
Nurses were too busy to offer effective breastfeeding assistance | 138 (28.9) | 48 (15.2) | <  0.001 |
Midwives were too busy to offer effective breastfeeding assistance | 97 (20.3) | 24 (7.6) | <  0.001 |
None | 99 (20.8) | 55 (17.4) | 0.243 |