Table 1 Breastfeeding and not breastfeeding at time T2 (after six months).

Parameter	Breastfeeding		Not breastfeeding		p value
	n	%	n	%
n. s.: not significant, * significant, ** highly significant, *** very highly significant.
Age
18 to 25 years	25	46.3 %	29	53.7 %	**
26 to 34 years	160	67.8 %	76	32.2 %	0.002
35 years and older	85	72.7 %	32	27.4 %
Migratory background
yes	81	60.9 %	52	39.1 %	n. s.
no	189	69.0 %	85	31 %	0.1322
Educational level
< 10 years	12	35.3 %	22	64.7 %	***
10 to 11 years	126	58.6 %	89	41.4 %	< 0.0001
> 11 years	127	83 %	26	17 %
Premature birth
yes	24	55.8 %	19	44.2 %	n. s.
no	246	67.6 %	118	32.4 %	0.1695
Gravidity
1	127	69.8 %	55	30.2 %	n. s.
> 1	143	63.6 %	82	36.4 %	0.2241
Parity
1	146	67.9 %	69	32.1 %	n. s.
> 1	124	64.6 %	68	35.4 %	0.5463
Mode of delivery
Spontaneous	136	68.7 %	62	31.3 %
Vag. operative	19	73.1 %	7	26.9 %
Compelled caesarean section	69	71.1 %	28	28.9 %	*
Elective caesarean section	46	53.5 %	40	46.5 %	0.038
Previous experience
Positive	99	72.3 %	38	27.7 %	**
Mixed	19	63.3 %	11	36.7 %
Negative	5	26.3 %	14	73.7 %	0.004
No supplementation on 1st day of life	236	68.8 %	107	31.2 %	*
Glucose solution	10	58.8 %	7	41.2 %	0.0434
Formula supplementation	24	51.1 %	23	48.9 %
Breastfeeding aids on 1st day of life	57	53.3 %	50	46.7 %	**
No breastfeeding aids	213	71 %	87	29 %	0.001
Pacifier at age 3 months	178	60.5 %	116	39.5 %	***
No pacifier	87	80.6 %	21	19.4 %	0.0003
Breastfeeding planning on 1st day of life	242	69.5 %	106	30.5 %	**
Breastfeeding not planned	28	47.5 %	31	52.5 %	0.0015
Experience with breastfeeding at T1
Positive	224	75.2 %	74	24.8 %	***
Mixed	19	52.8 %	17	47.2 %
Negative	22	32.4 %	46	67.7 %	< 0.0001
Coincides at T1	199	76.8 %	60	23.2 %	***
Does not coincide	66	46.2 %	77	53.9 %	0.0005
Motivation for breastfeeding
Very strong	164	89.6 %	19	10.4 %	***
T1 strong	82	77.4 %	24	22.6 %
Less or weak	18	50 %	18	50 %	< 0.0001
Doubting amount of milk	22	39.3 %	34	60.7 %	***
No doubt at T1	242	89.6 %	28	10.4 %	< 0.0001
Support of partner	215	69.6 %	94	30.4 %	*
No support	45	54.2 %	38	45.8 %	0.018
Diseased mother	36	62.1 %	22	37.9 %	n. s.
Allergy	42	63.6 %	24	36.4 %
Not diseased	191	68.2 %	89	31.8 %	0.7131
Postpartal depression	7	46.7 %	8	53.3 %	n. s.
No depression at T1	258	66.7 %	129	33.3 %	0.1849
Healthy new-born	243	68.5 %	112	31.5 %	n. s.
Congenital abnormality	3	42.9 %	4	57.2 %
Acute disease	3	37.5 %	5	62.5 %	0.1004
Transfer to NICU	17	51.5 %	16	48.5 %	n. s.
No separation	253	67.7 %	121	32.4 %	0.0915
Place of birth
University	121	60.2 %	80	39.8 %	**
Diakonie Hospital	141	71.2 %	57	28.8 %
Geburtshaus	8	100 %	0		0.008
Satisfied with care	217	69.1 %	97	30.9 %	*
Not satisfied with care	52	56.5 %	40	43.5 %	0.0340
Postpartal care
By midwife	207	67 %	102	33 %	**
No midwife	8	34 %	15	66 %	0.0021
Postpartal care
Positive	234	69.4 %	103	30.6 %	**
Negative	31	47.7 %	34	52.3 %	0.0012