Table 1.
Baseline maternal and infant demographic characteristics
|
LBP |
HBP |
BF |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 28) | (n = 30) | (n = 25) | |
| Maternal age, years |
33.3 ± 0.8 |
32.3 ± 0.6 |
31.6 ± 0.8 |
| Maternal education (% of women with >12 years of education) |
53.6%* |
60.0%* |
92.0% |
| Primigravida (%) |
21.4% |
16.7% |
32.0% |
| Gestational age, weeks |
39.1 ± 0.2* |
39.1 ± 0.2* |
39.7 ± 0.2 |
| Type of delivery (% vaginal) |
57.1% |
72.4% |
68.0% |
| Twins (%) |
21.4%* |
26.7%* |
0.0% |
| Gender (% male) |
46.4% |
60.0% |
68.0% |
| Birth weight, kg | 3.2 ± 0.5 | 3.1 ± 0.6 | 3.4 ± 0.4 |
Mean ± SEM.
*p < 0.05 compared to BF.