Table 3 Breastfeeding in women with and without congenital heart disease (CHD)
From: Breastfeeding in primiparous women with congenital heart disease − a register study
Variable | Women without CHD, n (%) | Women with CHD, n (%) | p-value | Mild complexity n (%) | Moderate/severe complexity n (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Breastfeeding two days after birth | 3049 (100) | 578 (100) | 414 (100) | 164 (100) | ||
None | 104 (3) | 36 (6) | 22 (5) | 14 (9) | ||
Exclusive or partial | 2945 (97) | 542 (94) | 0.001 | 392 (95) | 150 (92) | 0.15 |
Breastfeeding four weeks after birth | 2186 (72) | 405 (70) | 290 (71) | 115 (70) | ||
None | 240 (11) | 64 (16) | 45 (16) | 19 (17) | ||
Exclusive or partial | 1946 (89) | 341 (84) | 0.006 | 245 (85) | 96 (84) | 0.80 |