Parameter | BFHI Hospital | Non-BFHI Hospital | DF | Significance* |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sources of info about breast feeding | ||||
Prenatal sample size | N=135 (%) | N=135 | ||
Doctors | 21 (15.6%) | 10 (7.4%) | 3 | p<0.001 |
Nurses | 32 (23.7%) | 8 (5.9%) | ||
Other | 63 (46.6%) | 59 (43.7%) | ||
No response | 19 (14.1%) | 58 (43.0%) | ||
Prenatal feeding intent of mother | ||||
Exclusive breast feeding | 55 (40.7%) | 52 (38.5%) | 4 | p<0.05 |
Formula feeding | 18 (13.3%) | 4 (3.0%) | ||
Mixed feeding | 52 (38.5%) | 66 (48.9%) | ||
Undecided | 10 (7.5%) | 12 (8.9%) | ||
No response† | 0 (0.0%) | 1(0.7%) | ||
Breast feeding rates at discharge | ||||
1 month sample size | n=104 (%) | n=98 (%) | ||
Exclusive breast feeding | 53 (50.9%) | 29 (29.6%) | 2 | p<0.001 |
Formula feeding | 1 (1.0%) | 11 (11.2%) | ||
Mixed feeding | 49 (47.1%) | 58 (59.2%) | ||
No response† | 1 (1.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
Breast feeding rates at 1 month postpartum | ||||
1 month sample size | n=104 (%) | n=98 (%) | ||
Exclusive breast feeding | 18 (17.3%) | 18 (18.4%) | 2 | p=0.148 |
Formula feeding | 12 (11.4%) | 21 (21.4%) | ||
Mixed feeding | 73 (70.2%) | 59 (60.2%) | ||
No response | 1 (1.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
Breast feeding rates at 3 months postpartum | ||||
3 months sample size | n=91 (%) | n=85 (%) | ||
Exclusive breast feeding | 12 (13.2%) | 9 (10.6%) | 2 | p=0.215 |
Formula feeding | 27 (29.7%) | 36 (42.3%) | ||
Mixed feeding | 52 (57.1%) | 40 (47.1%) | ||
Breast feeding rates at 6 months postpartum | ||||
6 months sample size | n=78 (%) | n=78 (%) | ||
Exclusive breast feeding | 15 (19.2%) | 2 (2.6%) | 2 | p<0.01 |
Formula feeding | 38 (48.7%) | 37 (47.4%) | ||
Mixed feeding | 25 (32.1%) | 39 (50.0%) | ||
Women offered or guided to lactation support services | ||||
Sample size | n=91 (%) | n=85 (%) | ||
3 months | 8 (8.8%) | 1 (1.1%) | 1 | p<0.05 |
Sample size | n=78 (%) | n=78 (%) | ||
6 months | 11 (14.1%) | 5 (6.4%) | 1 | p=0.113 |
Top reasons for stopping breast feeding at 3 months postpartum | ||||
Sample size | n=91 (%) | n=85 (%) | ||
Insufficient milk | 15 (16.5%) | 13 (15.3%) | 3 | p=0.659 |
Excessive crying | 12 (13.2%) | 6 (7.1%) | ||
Illness (baby or self) | 6 (6.6%) | 5 (5.9%) | ||
Bottle feeding easier | NG | NG | ||
Top reasons for stopping breast feeding at 6 months postpartum | ||||
Sample size | n=78 (%) | n=78 (%) | ||
Insufficient milk | 21 (26.9%) | 22 (28.2%) | 3 | p<0.05 |
Excessive crying | 18 (23.1%) | 10 (12.8%) | ||
Illness (baby or self) | NG | NG | ||
Bottle feeding easier | 17 (21.8%) | 4 (5.1%) |
*χ2 test (p<0.05 was considered statistically significant).
†Not included in χ2 test calculation.
BFHI, Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative; DF, degrees of freedom; NG, this reason was not given at this time.