Table 2. Prevalence of breast feeding indicators by study factor.
Non-exclusive breastfeeding at delivery | Non-exclusive breastfeeding at discharge | Non-exclusive breastfeeding at first postnatal visit | |||||||
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Participants | Cases | % | Participants | Cases | % | Participants | Cases | % | |
Total | 9,545 | 1,007 | 10.5 | 10,739 | 1,228 | 11.4 | 9,227 | 1,503 | 16.3 |
Antenatal depressive symptoms | |||||||||
No | 9,025 | 941 | 10.4 | 10,120 | 1,146 | 11.3 | 8,690 | 1,399 | 16.1 |
Yes | 520 | 66 | 12.7 | 619 | 82 | 13.2 | 537 | 104 | 19.4 |
Maternal age group | |||||||||
<20 years | 446 | 51 | 11.4 | 532 | 47 | 8.8 | 456 | 63 | 13.8 |
20–39 years | 8,924 | 916 | 10.3 | 10,020 | 1,116 | 11.1 | 8,618 | 1,364 | 15.8 |
>40 years | 175 | 40 | 22.9 | 187 | 65 | 34.8 | 153 | 76 | 49.7 |
SES category | |||||||||
High | 1,147 | 589 | 14.6 | 1,283 | 612 | 13.3 | 1,146 | 692 | 18.3 |
Middle | 4,377 | 363 | 8.3 | 4,874 | 534 | 11.0 | 4,303 | 680 | 15.8 |
Low | 4,021 | 55 | 4.8 | 4,582 | 82 | 6.4 | 3,778 | 131 | 11.4 |
Australian born | |||||||||
No | 4,975 | 510 | 11.2 | 5,696 | 805 | 16.0 | 4,904 | 998 | 23.1 |
Yes | 4,570 | 497 | 10.0 | 5,043 | 423 | 7.4 | 4,323 | 505 | 10.3 |
Aboriginality | |||||||||
Non Indigenous | 9,374 | 970 | 10.3 | 10,552 | 1,173 | 11.1 | 9,064 | 1,434 | 15.8 |
Indigenous | 171 | 37 | 21.6 | 187 | 55 | 29.4 | 163 | 69 | 42.3 |
BMI | |||||||||
Underweight | 620 | 66 | 10.6 | 675 | 73 | 10.8 | 578 | 85 | 14.7 |
Normal weight | 5,390 | 474 | 8.8 | 6,063 | 548 | 9.0 | 5,271 | 688 | 13.0 |
Overweight | 2,130 | 248 | 11.6 | 2,398 | 303 | 12.6 | 2,037 | 375 | 18.4 |
Obese | 1,405 | 219 | 15.6 | 1,603 | 304 | 19.0 | 1,341 | 355 | 26.5 |
Antenatal problems | |||||||||
No | 6,647 | 717 | 10.8 | 7,481 | 867 | 11.6 | 6,381 | 1,069 | 16.7 |
Yes | 2,898 | 290 | 10.0 | 3,258 | 361 | 11.1 | 2,846 | 434 | 15.2 |
Domestic violence | |||||||||
No | 9,432 | 985 | 10.4 | 10,606 | 1,198 | 11.3 | 9,117 | 1,475 | 16.2 |
Yes | 113 | 22 | 19.5 | 133 | 30 | 22.6 | 110 | 28 | 25.5 |
Intervention at birth | |||||||||
No | 8,653 | 899 | 10.4 | 9,506 | 1,107 | 11.6 | 8,090 | 1,309 | 16.2 |
Yes | 892 | 108 | 12.1 | 1,233 | 121 | 9.8 | 1,137 | 194 | 17.0 |
Alcohol consumption | |||||||||
No | 9,383 | 979 | 10.4 | 10,557 | 1,199 | 11.4 | 9,067 | 1,477 | 16.3 |
Yes | 162 | 28 | 17.3 | 182 | 29 | 15.9 | 160 | 26 | 16.3 |
Smoking | |||||||||
No | 8,751 | 811 | 9.3 | 9,864 | 974 | 9.9 | 8,546 | 1,209 | 14.1 |
Yes | 794 | 196 | 24.7 | 875 | 254 | 29.0 | 681 | 294 | 43.2 |
Language other than English spoken at home | |||||||||
No | 7,349 | 742 | 10.1 | 8,222 | 1,019 | 12.4 | 7,084 | 1,268 | 17.9 |
Yes | 2,196 | 265 | 12.1 | 2,571 | 209 | 8.1 | 2,143 | 235 | 11.0 |