Table 4.
Hospital data for mothers and infants
|
Experimental group n = 53 No. (%) |
Control group n = 50 No. (%) |
|
|---|---|---|
|
Care practices |
|
|
| Oxygen postpartum |
14 (28) |
10 (20) |
| Oral or gastric suction postpartum |
19 (39) |
16 (34) |
| No separation first hour postpartum |
28 (55) |
28 (58) |
| Breastfeeding attempt ≤2 hour postpartum |
16 (31) |
19 (40) |
|
Infant |
|
|
|
Complications first days postpartum |
|
|
| Hypoglycemia |
14 (27) |
14 (29) |
| Jaundice |
11 (22) |
12 (24) |
| Weight loss ≥10% |
8 (16) |
8 (16) |
| Blocked/obstructed nose/ breathing |
2 (4) |
3 (6) |
| Swollen tongue |
1 (2) |
0 (0) |
| Occasional vomiting first days |
19 (44) |
13 (31) |
| Tongue-tie |
0 (0) |
2 (4) |
|
Mothers |
|
|
|
Noted “physical problems” from the record |
|
|
| Breast/nipple status |
|
|
| -sores or/and severe nipple pain |
7 (15) |
7 (15) |
| -inverted, flat nipple |
16 (32) |
24 (51) |
| -previous breast reduction |
3 (6) |
3 (6) |
|
“Hands-on latch intervention” during hospital stay |
|
|
| -yes |
43 (93) |
44 (96) |
|
Supplementary feeding |
|
|
| Formula |
42 (84) |
39 (78) |
| Supplement days Md (Q1, 3) |
2 (0–4) |
2 (0–3) |
| Reason for supplement feeding |
|
|
| Medical reason |
29 (58) |
24 (48) |
| No reason given |
13 (26) |
15 (30) |
| Maternity stay, (hour) Md (Q1, 3) | 120 (102–141) | 114 (84–135) |
* Some infants had more than one complication.