Table 3.
Associations of the mode of breastfeeding at 3 months post-delivery on the risk of terminating any and full breastfeeding.
| Terminating any Breastfeeding | Terminating Full Breastfeeding | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted | Adjusted 1 | Unadjusted | Adjusted 1 | ||
| n | HR (95% CI) | HR (95% CI) | HR (95% CI) | HR (95% CI) | |
| All mothers Breastfeeding at 3 Months Post-delivery | |||||
| Direct Breastfeeding | 217 | Reference | Reference | - | - |
| Mixed Feeding | 200 | 1.15 (0.91, 1.46) | 1.17 (0.90, 1.52) | - | - |
| Expressed Breast Milk Only | 83 | 2.17 (1.62, 2.89) | 2.20 (1.61, 3.02) | - | - |
| Mothers Fully Breastfeeding at 3 Months Post-delivery | |||||
| Direct Breastfeeding | 72 | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Mixed Feeding | 76 | 1.27 (0.82, 1.97) | 1.28 (0.75, 2.17) | 0.92 (0.66, 1.28) | 0.90 (0.62, 1.30) |
| Expressed Breast Milk Only | 11 | 1.77 (0.82, 3.81) | 2.39 (1.05, 5.41) | 0.94 (0.50, 1.78) | 0.93 (0.48, 1.79) |
1 Full model adjusted for maternal age (continuous), ethnicity (Chinese, Malay, Indian), maternal education (secondary education or below, technical college/pre-university, university), parity (primipara, multipara), pre-pregnancy BMI (continuous), birth weight category (SGA, AGA, LGA), child’s sex (male, female) and working during 1st trimester pregnancy (no, yes).