Table 2.
Employed Mother's Breastfeeding Behavior Based on Partner Characteristics Among Employed Mothers with Access to a Private Lactation Room After Returning to Work (n=608)
| Using milk expression breaks | Using lactation room | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Yes (n=228) | No (n=380) | p value for χ2 test | Yes (n=311) | No (n=297) | p value for χ2 test |
| Partner's education | 0.0086 | 0.0011 | ||||
| High school and below | 41 (18.0) | 104 (27.4) | 57 (18.3) | 88 (29.6) | ||
| College and above | 187 (82.0) | 276 (72.6) | 254 (81.7) | 209 (70.4) | ||
| Partner's initial support of breastfeeding | 0.0291 | 0.0018 | ||||
| Breastfeeding | 150 (65.8) | 216 (56.8) | 206 (66.2) | 160 (53.9) | ||
| Milk formula | 78 (34.2) | 164 (43.2) | 105 (33.8) | 137 (46.1) | ||
| Partner is willing to share household responsibilities after you return to work. | 0.0208 | 0.0760 | ||||
| Yes | 207 (90.8) | 320 (84.2) | 277 (81.9) | 250 (84.2) | ||
| No | 21 (9.2) | 60 (15.8) | 34 (10.9) | 47 (15.8) | ||
| Are you satisfied with the sharing of household responsibilities by your partner? | 0.0263 | 0.1123 | ||||
| Satisfied | 102 (44.7) | 137 (36.1) | 134 (43.1) | 105 (35.4) | ||
| Generally | 106 (46.5) | 186 (48.9) | 143 (46.0) | 149 (50.2) | ||
| Dissatisfied | 20 (8.8) | 57 (15.0) | 34 (10.9) | 43 (14.4) | ||
| Partner encourages you to use the lactation room after returning to work. | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||||
| Yes | 187 (82.0) | 150 (39.5) | 242 (77.8) | 95 (32.0) | ||
| No | 41 (18.0) | 230 (60.5) | 69 (22.2) | 202 (68.0) | ||
| Partner encourages you to take milk expression breaks after returning to work. | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||||
| Yes | 208 (91.2) | 290 (76.3) | 279 (89.7) | 222 (74.7) | ||
| No | 20 (8.8) | 90 (23.7) | 35 (11.3) | 75 (25.3) | ||
| I agree that my partner's support for baby care will increase my intention to breastfeed. | <0.0001 | 0.0002 | ||||
| Yes | 211 (92.5) | 307 (80.8) | 281 (90.4) | 237 (79.8) | ||
| No | 17 (7.5) | 73 (19.2) | 30 (9.6) | 60 (20.2) | ||
Data are number (%).