Table 2.
Lawyers (29) | Physicians (47) | P | |
---|---|---|---|
Intention to breast-feed (%) | 29 (100) | 47 (100) | |
Breast-feeding duration goal, mo | 0.476 | ||
Mean ± SD | 9.24 ± 3.17 | 9.77 ± 3.31 | |
Median | 12.00 | 12.00 | |
Range | 3–12 | 2–12 | |
Wanted to breast-feed for at least 12 mo (%) | 16 (55) | 27 (57) | |
Breast-feeding initiation (%) | 29 (100) | 46 (98) | 0.432 |
Breast-feeding at 6 mo (%) | 16 (55) | 39 (83) | 1.000 |
Breast-feeding at 12 mo (%) | 5 (17) | 24 (51) | 1.000 |
Exclusive breast-feeding at birth (%) | 25 (86) | 37 (79) | 1.000 |
Exclusive breast-feeding at 3 mo (%) | 17 (59) | 30 (64) | 1.000 |
Exclusive breast-feeding at 6 mo (%) | 12 (41) | 12 (26) | 1.000 |
Exclusive breast-feeding duration, mo | 0.515 | ||
Mean ± SD | 3.53 ± 2.59 | 3.32 ± 2.36 | |
Median | 2.50 | 4.00 | |
Range | 0.0–9.0 | 0.0–6.0 | |
Breast-feeding duration, mo | 0.232 | ||
Mean ± SD | 9.71 ± 9.10 | 9.88 ± 6.48 | |
Median | 7.00 | 9.00 | |
Range | 2–48 | 0–30 | |
Mothers who expressed milk at work (%) | 23 (79) | 42 (89) | 0.083 |
SD, standard deviation.