Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics collected at 3 days postpartum by breastfeeding status assessed at 42 days postpartum, Guangdong, China, 2019-2020a
From: Association between exclusive breastfeeding and postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder
Characteristic | Exclusively breastfeeding mothers (n = 174) | Partially breastfeeding mothers (n = 585) | P valueb |
|---|---|---|---|
Maternal age (years), mean ± SD | 28.4 ± 4.6 | 28.1 ± 4.8 | 0.542 |
Education | 0.946 | ||
Primary school or below | 3 (1.7) | 14 (2.4) | |
High school | 128 (73.6) | 425 (72.7) | |
College or above | 43 (24.7) | 146 (25.0) | |
Occupation | 0.096 | ||
Professional | 40 (23.0) | 118 (20.2) | |
Worker and self-employee | 48 (27.6) | 132 (22.6) | |
Housewife | 86 (49.4) | 335 (57.3) | |
Marital status | 0.057 | ||
Married | 163 (92.7) | 519 (88.7) | |
Unmarried | 11 (6.3) | 66 (11.3) | |
Annual household income (RMB) | 0.001 | ||
< 30,000 | 66 (37.9) | 149 (25.5) | |
30,000-100,000 | 106 (60.9) | 421 (72.0) | |
> 100,000 | 2 (1.2) | 15 (2.6) | |
Family support | 0.017 | ||
Low | 11 (6.3) | 50 (8.6) | |
Moderate | 85 (48.9) | 199 (34.0) | |
High | 78 (44.8) | 336 (57.4) | |
History of abortion | 0.651 | ||
Yes | 79 (45.4) | 277 (47.4) | |
No | 95 (54.6) | 308 (52.7) | |
Parity | 0.112 | ||
Primiparous | 114 (65.5) | 241 (41.2) | |
Multiparous | 60 (34.5) | 344 (58.8) | |
Mode of delivery | 0.076 | ||
Vaginal delivery | 111 (63.8) | 329 (56.2) | |
Cesarean delivery | 63 (36.2) | 256 (43.8) | |
Perceived birth trauma | 0.034 | ||
Yes | 31 (17.8) | 150 (25.6) | |
No | 143 (82.2) | 435 (74.4) | |
Sex of neonate | 0.864 | ||
Male | 92 (42.9) | 305 (52.1) | |
Female | 82 (47.1) | 280 (47.9) | |
Early contact/suckling | <0.001 | ||
Yes | 169 (97.1) | 437 (74.7) | |
No | 5 (2.9) | 148 (25.3) | |
Rooming-in | <0.001 | ||
Yes | 169 (97.1) | 437 (74.7) | |
No | 5 (2.9) | 148 (25.3) |