Table 1.
Characteristics of 98 mothers from the Southern California Mother’s Milk study at 1-month postpartum.
| Maternal Characteristics | Mean ± SD or N, % |
|---|---|
| Maternal age at birth (years) | 27.9 ± 5.7 |
| Socioeconomic status a | 26.0 ± 12 |
| Infant sex (female, male, % female) | 55, 43, 56% |
| Delivery (vaginal, caesarean, % vaginal) | 75, 23, 76.5% |
| Days post-partum | 32.5 ± 3.1 |
| Number of breastfeedings per day | 6.3 ± 2.4 |
| Maternal BMI (kg/m2) | 29.9 ± 4.8 |
| Health Eating Index | 67.9 ± 11.4 |
Baseline (1-month) characteristics of 98 Latina mothers from the Southern California Mother’s Milk Study. Data are reported as mean and standard deviation (SD) unless otherwise noted.
a
SES was estimated using a modified version of the Hollingshead index. Range (3,63).