Table 3 Comparisons of continuous variables of women with and without delayed onset of lactogenesis II (N = 468)

Maternal characteristics

 Age (years)

31.0 (29.0, 35.0)

32.0 (29.0, 34.0)

0.68

 Peri-operative bleeding (mL)

250.0 (200.0, 307.5)

200.0 (200.0, 300.0)

0.48

 Intra-operative fluid dosage (mL)

1100.0 (800.0, 1300.0)

1000.0 (800.0, 1250.0)

0.23

Infant and breastfeeding characteristics

 Height (cm)

49.0 (47.0, 50.3)

50 (48.0, 51.0)

0.10

 Initiation of breastfeeding (hour)

19 (5.9, 31.6)

8.3 (3.9, 25.0)

< 0.001

 Breastfeeding during 0 – 24 h (times)

1 (0, 3)

3 (0, 5)

< 0.001

 Breastfeeding during 24 – 48 h (times)

3 (1, 5)

5 (2, 9)

< 0.001