Table 3.
Breastfeeding Intentions and Behaviors at One Week Postpartum by Pregnancy Employment Status, Before Matching (N=1,498).
| Not employed | Part-time work | Full-time work | Total | P Value | |||||
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| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
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| Any intention to breastfeed | 503 | 81.7 | 203 | 81.2 | 522 | 82.6 | 1228 | 82.0 | 0.86 |
| Any breastfeeding at one week (conditional on intention) | 457 | 90.9 | 190 | 93.6 | 472 | 90.4 | 1119 | 91.1 | 0.39 |
| Intention to exclusively breastfeed | 392 | 63.6 | 161 | 64.4 | 399 | 64.1 | 952 | 63.6 | 0.94 |
| Exclusively breastfeeding at one week (conditional on intention) | 308 | 78.6 | 126 | 78.3 | 287 | 71.9 | 721 | 75.7 | 0.07 |
Note: P values are based on Pearson χ2 tests