Table 3.
Predictors of Infant Receiving Mother's Own Milk Feedings at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Discharge
| Characteristic, n = 205a | OR (95% CI) | p |
|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic factors | ||
| Maternal age (years) | 1.11 (1.02–1.21) | 0.02* |
| Low socioeconomic status | 0.47 (0.16–1.42) | 0.18 |
| Married | 1.52 (0.56–4.15) | 0.41 |
| Race/ethnicity (white is reference) | 0.61 | |
| Hispanic | 1.43 (0.37–5.43) | 0.60 |
| Black | 0.77 (0.20–2.98) | 0.71 |
| Highest education (<high school is reference) | 0.18 | |
| High school | 0.24 (0.06–0.98) | 0.05 |
| Trade or <BA/BS | 0.60 (0.14–2.51) | 0.48 |
| BA/BS or higher | 0.48 (0.09–2.48) | 0.38 |
| Previous breastfeeding experience (yes is reference) | 0.06 | |
| No (primiparous) | 3.22 (1.22–8.51) | 0.02 |
| No (multiparous) | 1.19 (0.33–4.28) | 0.79 |
| Prepregnancy health factors | ||
| Prepregnancy overweight/obese (BMI ≥25) | 2.05 (0.71–5.90) | 0.19 |
| Hypertension | 0.46 (0.10–2.07) | 0.31 |
| Pregnancy complications | ||
| Multiple gestation | 0.28 (0.07–1.10) | 0.07 |
| Pre-eclampsia/eclampsia | 0.31 (0.07–1.31) | 0.11 |
| Premature rupture of membranes | 1.58 (0.32–7.90) | 0.57 |
| Placental abruption | 0.43 (0.08–2.32) | 0.33 |
| Fetal heart rate abnormalities or poor biophysical profile | 3.31 (0.65–16.77) | 0.15 |
| Intrauterine growth restriction | 0.46 (0.08–2.59) | 0.38 |
| Uterine abnormalities/cerclage | 0.85 (0.18–4.11) | 0.84 |
| Chorioamnionitis | 0.46 (0.08–2.54) | 0.38 |
| Preterm labor | 0.53 (0.13–2.22) | 0.38 |
| Labor and delivery factors | ||
| Induction of labor | 0.80 (0.16–3.88) | 0.78 |
| Cesarean delivery | 1.06 (0.42–2.71) | 0.90 |
| Gestational age (weeks) | 1.13 (0.92–1.39) | 0.24 |
| MOM | ||
| Coming to volume by day 14 | 9.70 (3.86–24.38) | <0.01* |
a
Results weighted to reflect entire cohort of 402 mothers.
*
p < 0.05.
MOM, mother's own milk.