Table 2.
Follow-up findings.
| Variable | Before Discharge (n = 746) |
First Visit after Discharge (n = 719) |
15 Days of Life (n = 711) |
40 Days of Life (n = 676) |
90 Days of Life (n = 640) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lactation factors | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
| Latching difficulty | 279 (37.4) | 117 (16.3) | 93 (13.1) | 40 (5.9) | 18 (2.8) |
| Pacifier | 63 (8.4) | 118 (16.4) | 178 (25) | 266 (39.3) | 305 (47.6) |
| Nipple fissures | 53 (7.1) | 64 (8.9) | 42 (5.9) | 19 (2.8) | 5 (0.8) |
| Mastitis | 0 (0) | 1 (0.1) | 16 (2.2) | 16 (2.4) | 2 (0.3) |
| Perception of low milk supply | 20 (2.7) | 34 (4.7) | 43 (6) | 48 (7.1) | 43 (6.7) |