Table 3.
Exploratory Analysis for Non-Hispanic Black Race/Ethnicity
| Outcome | Non-Hispanic Black |
OR (95% CI) | Othera |
OR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best beginnings, n=67 | Control, n=63 | Best beginnings, n=120 | Control, n=117 | |||
| Cesarean birth | 19 (28.4) | 26 (41.3) | 0.53 (0.28–1.20) | 34 (28.3) | 28 (23.9) | 1.26 (0.70–2.25) |
| Nulliparous term singleton vertex cesarean birth (n=329) | 15 (25.9) | 23 (40.4) | 0.52 (0.23–1.14) | 28 (26.2) | 23 (21.5) | 1.29 (0.69–2.43) |
| Assisted vaginal birth | 6 (9.0) | 3 (4.8) | 2.00 (4.80–8.36) | 3 (2.5) | 5 (4.3) | 0.57 (0.13–2.46) |
| Obstetric hemorrhage | 8 (11.9) | 9 (14.3) | 0.81 (0.29–2.26) | 14 (11.7) | 13 (11.1) | 1.06 (0.47–2.36) |
| Gestational hypertension | 11 (16.4) | 13 (20.6) | 0.76 (0.31–1.84) | 11 (9.2) | 7 (6.0) | 1.59 (0.59–4.24) |
| Epidural in labor | 44 (65.7) | 39 (61.9) | 1.18 (0.58–2.41) | 75 (62.5) | 75 (64.1) | 0.93 (0.55–1.58) |
| Apgar score <4 at 5 min | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.6) | 0.48 (0.40–0.58) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.7) | 0.49 (0.43–0.56) |
| Neonatal intensive care unit admission | 9 (13.4) | 10 (15.9) | 0.82 (0.31–2.18) | 15 (12.5) | 12 (10.3) | 1.25 (0.56–2.80) |
| Low birth weight | 6 (9.0) | 4 (6.4) | 1.45 (0.39–5.40) | 10 (8.3) | 10 (8.5) | 0.97 (0.39–2.43) |
| Preterm delivery | 8 (11.9) | 6 (9.5) | 1.29 (0.42–3.95) | 9 (7.5) | 7 (6.0) | 1.27 (0.46–3.54) |
| Breastfeeding initiation | 67 (100) | 61 (96.8) | 2.10 (1.75–2.52) | 118 (98.3) | 112 (95.7) | 2.63 (0.50–13.85) |
| Breastfeeding exclusivity | 30 (44.8) | 21 (33.3) | 1.62 (0.80–3.30) | 48 (40.0) | 61 (52.1) | 0.61 (0.37–1.02) |
| Breastfeeding continuationb (n=313) | 36 (64.3) | 31 (57.4) | 1.48 (0.65–3.37) | 58 (55.2) | 58 (59.2) | 0.89 (0.49–1.62) |
| Postpartum depressionc (n=313) | 15 (26.8) | 13 (24.1) | 1.49 (0.55–4.01) | 15 (14.3) | 16 (16.3) | 1.01 (0.44–2.29) |
a
Hispanic (n=178), non-Hispanic White (n=25), Asian (n=16), and Other (n=18).
b
Adjusted by prenatal infant feeding intention and postpartum interview timing.
c
Adjusted by prenatal depression status and postpartum interview timing.