Table 3.
Distribution of in-hospital infant feeding practices.
| Variable | Total No (%) |
BwD No (%) |
Hyndburn No (%) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breastfeeding initiation | ||||
| Within 1 hr | 1,609 (77.7%) | 1,212 (77.0%) | 397 (79.9%) | 0.1748 |
| After 1 hr | 462 (22.3%) | 362 (23.0%) | 100 (20.1%) | |
| ▪ After 1 hr to 48 hrs | 419 (20.2%) | 329 (20.9%) | 90 (18.1%) | 0.1765 |
| ▪ After 48 hrs | 43 (2.1%) | 33 (2.1%) | 10 (2.0%) | > 0.9999 |
| Total valid data | 2,071 (100.0%) | 1,574 (100.0%) | 497 (100.0%) | - |
| Missing data | 36 | 32 | 4 | 0.0527 |
| Formula in hospital | ||||
| No formula | 1,606 (76.5%) | 1,212 (75.8%) | 394 (78.8%) | 0.1652 |
| Formula | 493 (23.5%) | 387 (24.2%) | 106 (21.2%) | 0.1652 |
| ▪ Yes (informed choice) | 209 (10.0%) | 151 (9.4%) | 58 (11.6%) | 0.1472 |
| ▪ Yes (medical indication) | 209 (10.0%) | 171 (10.7%) | 38 (7.6%) | 0.0404 |
| ▪ Yes (other reasons) | 75 (3.6%) | 65 (4.1%) | 10 (2.0%) | 0.0201 |
| Total valid data | 2,099 (100.0%) | 1,599 (100.0%) | 500 (100.0%) | - |
| Missing data | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0.4498 |
| Teats in Hospital | ||||
| No teats | 1,766 (84.3%) | 1,349 (84.6%) | 417 (83.2%) | 0.4399 |
| Yes | 329 (15.7%) | 245 (15.4%) | 84 (16.8%) | 0.4399 |
| ▪ Yes (informed choice) | 159 (7.6%) | 95 (6.0%) | 64 (12.8%) | < 0.0001 |
| ▪ Yes (other reasons) | 170 (8.1%) | 150 (9.4%) | 20 (4.0%) | < 0.0001 |
| Total valid data | 2,095 (100.0%) | 1,594 (100.0%) | 501 (100.0%) | - |
| Missing data | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0.0458 |