Table 1 Maternal characteristics of the participants (N = 155)

Age (years)

35 ± 5

Education

Senior high or below

13 (8.4)

College

106 (68.4)

Graduate school or above

36 (23.2)

Marital Status

Married and living with spouse

154 (99.4)

Unmarried

1 (0.6)

Occupation before childbirth

Full-time job

114 (73.5)

Homemaker

35 (22.6)

Part-time job

5 (3.2)

Student

1 (0.6)

Return to work

<  2 months after childbirth

43 (27.7)

2–6 months after childbirth

23 (21.3)

>  6 months after childbirth

48 (31.0)

Not employed

31 (20.0)

Occupation after childbirth

Full-time job

85 (54.8)

Homemaker

32 (20.6)

Part-time job

3 (1.9)

Parental leave

35 (22.6)

Parity

1

81 (52.3)

2

58 (37.4)

≥ 3

16 (10.3)

Mode of birth

Vaginal

84 (54.2)

Cesarean

71 (45.8)

Experience of breastfeeding

Yes

74 (47.7)

Breastfeeding intention

1–4 months

22 (14.1)

4–6 months

41 (26.5)

6–12 months

55 (35.5)

>  12 months

37 (23.9)

Skin-to-skin contact

Yes

110 (71.0)

Timing of breastfeeding initiation

<  1 hour

0 (0)

1–4 hours

54 (34.8)

5–24 hours

62 (40.0)

>  24 hours

39 (25.2)