Table 2.
Breastfeeding cessation outcomes across maternal stress categories (n = 341).
| Categories of stress experienced | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financiala | Emotionalb | Traumaticc | Partner-Associatedd | |||||
| Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | |
| n = 224 | n = 115 | n = 100 | n = 231 | n = 102 | n = 233 | n = 169 | n = 172 | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Cessation of any BF | ||||||||
| by 4 Weeks | 58 (25.9) | 16 (13.9) | 20 (20.0) | 52 (22.5) | 26 (25.5) | 46 (19.7) | 46 (27.2) | 28 (16.3) |
| by 13 Weeks | 126 (56.3) | 64 (55.7) | 60 (60.0) | 125 (54.1) | 61 (59.8) | 125 (53.6) | 107 (63.3) | 83 (48.3) |
| Cessation of exclusive BFe | ||||||||
| by 4 Weeks | 157 (70.1) | 70 (60.9) | 70 (70.0) | 151 (65.4) | 76 (74.5) | 148 (63.5) | 121 (71.6) | 107 (62.2) |
| by 13 Weeks | 191 (85.3) | 90 (78.3) | 83 (83.0) | 190 (82.3) | 95 (93.1) | 182 (78.1) | 151 (89.3) | 131 (76.2) |
Abbreviations: BF: breastfeeding.
aFinancial stress defined as answering yes to one of the following occurring during or in the month after pregnancy: big problems with money, moved to a new address. (missing data from 2 mothers).
bEmotional stress defined as answering yes to one of the following occurring during or in the month after pregnancy: family member had serious accident/illness, husband/partner had serious accident/illness, husband/partner died, friend/relative died (missing data from 10 mothers).
cTraumatic stress defined as answering yes to one of the following occurring during or in the month after pregnancy: stayed in a shelter or needed emergency shelter, physical fights with partner/husband or someone else, husband/partner had legal trouble and/or went to jail, mother had legal trouble and/or went to jail, someone very close had a problem with drinking or drugs (missing data from 6 mothers).
dPartner-Associated stress defined as answering yes to one of the following occurring during or in the month after pregnancy: separated from husband/partner, argued with husband/partner more often, husband/partner said he did not want pregnancy (missing data from 0 mothers).
eBreastfeeding exclusivity was defined as the infant receiving only breast milk and no other liquid or solid food. This calculated outcome was based on mothers self-report of length of breastfeeding (infant age when last received breastmilk) and age when the infant first received formula, other liquids cereal, or solid foods.