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. 2009 Jan 30;338:a3026. doi: 10.1136/bmj.a3026

Table 2.

 Any breast feeding (exclusive or partial) as a proportion of those with known feeding behaviour

Primary and secondary outcomes Mean (SD) breastfeeding rate Mean difference between groups (95% CI for difference)* P value for difference* Non-participating localities† (overall proportion)
Intervention Control
At 6-8 weeks
Pre-intervention 0.27 (0.03) 0.29 (0.08) 0.38
Post-intervention 0.26 (0.03) 0.30 (0.07) −0.017 (−0.036 to 0.002) 0.08 0.39
At birth
Pre-intervention 0.50 (0.05) 0.51 (0.10) 0.59
Post-intervention 0.51 (0.06) 0.53 (0.09) −0.009 (−0.045 to 0.027) 0.58 0.60
At 5-7 days
Pre-intervention 0.43 (0.04) 0.46 (0.09) 0.55
Post-intervention 0.42 (0.04) 0.45 (0.09) −0.003 (−0.032 to 0.027) 0.84 0.55
At 8-9 months
Pre-intervention 0.22 (0.03) 0.23 (0.04) 0.28
Post-intervention 0.21 (0.05) 0.20 (0.06) 0.007 (−0.056 to 0.070) 0.82 0.25

*Adjusted for pre-intervention rate.

†Child Health Surveillance Programme data are for all NHS board areas that collect such data, excluding trial localities; Guthrie data are for all Scotland, excluding trial localities.