Table 5

Adjusted ORs† for breastfeeding support in late preterm infants

Variable	Breastfeeding at 10 days				Breastfeeding at 6 weeks
Variable	N‡ (%)§	aOR⁸	95% CI	p Value	N¹² (%)¶	aOR⁸	95% C.I	p Value
Q6††: Received enough help and support with feeding in hospital
Yes	321 (89.2)	1			277 (77.0)	1
No	102 (73.6)	0.23	0.09 to 0.60	0.003**	76 (71.0)	0.57	0.24 to 1.33	0.190
Not born in hospital	12 (98.0)	2.73	0.25 to 29.9	0.411	11 (66.3)	0.27	0.07 to 1.05	0.059
Q7: Received contact details for community support groups for breastfeeding
No	140 (73.9)	1			102 (69.2)	1
Yes	293 (91.3)	3.14	1.40 to 7.04	0.006**	260 (77.9)	1.86	0.87 to 3.95	0.106
Q9: Received help or information for feeding problems‡‡ encountered at home
Had help	103 (97.6)	1			100 (81.2)	1
No help given	31 (86.6)	0.41	0.04 to 4.08	0.449	25 (76.9)	0.86	0.18 to 3.99	0.845
No problems	302 (81.8)	0.08	0.02 to 0.33	0.001**	239 (73.1)	0.69	0.29 to 1.64	0.402

*p<0.05; ** p<0.005; ***p<0.001.
†aOR with 95% CIs and p values. Adjusted for: antenatal feeding intention, knowing other mothers while pregnant and their feeding methods, type of delivery, parity with previous breastfeeding experience, receiving enough help/support in hospital, being given contact details for voluntary organisations/community support groups, receiving help/information for feeding problems at home.
‡Sample size of women with each individual response to each question.
§Weighted percentage of women responding to each question who were still breastfeeding at 10 days.
¶Weighted percentage of women responding to each question who were still breastfeeding at 6 weeks.
††Question numbers refer to Breastfeeding support questions in table 1.
‡‡Feeding problems at home could include feeding problems related to either formula feeding or breastfeeding.
aOR, adjusted ORs.