Table 3.
Breastfeeding Outcomes by Race/Ethnicity at Each Time Period
| Postpartum time period | Race/ethnicity | Exclusively breastfeeding, n (%) | Bottle, n (%) | Both, n (%) | Unadjusted odds ratio for exclusive breastfeeding versus bottlefeeding or both | Unadjusted odds ratio for any breastfeeding versus bottlefeeding only |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immediately postpartuma | NHB | 17 (40) | 18 (42) | 8 (19) | Reference | Reference |
| NHW | 20 (71) | 5 (18) | 3 (11) | 3.8 (1.4–10.6) | 3.3 (1.1–10.4) | |
| Hispanic/Latina | 87 (61) | 23 (16) | 32 (23) | 2.4 (1.2–4.9) | 3.7 (1.8–7.9) | |
| 6 Weeksa | NHB | 6 (14) | 28 (65) | 9 (21) | Reference | Reference |
| NHW | 12 (43) | 9 (32) | 7 (25) | 4.6 (1.5–14.5) | 3.9 (1.4–10.8) | |
| Hispanic/Latina | 28 (20) | 27 (19) | 87 (61) | 1.5 (0.6–3.9) | 8.0 (3.7–16.9) | |
| 12 Weeksa,b | NHB | 2 (5) | 33 (79) | 7 (17) | Reference | Reference |
| NHW | 11 (42) | 13 (50) | 2 (8) | 14.7 (2.9–74.0) | 3.7 (1.3–10.6) | |
| Hispanic/Latina | 23 (16) | 38 (27) | 79 (56) | 3.9 (0.89–17.4) | 9.8 (4.3–22.5) |
a
Fisher's exact test p-value <0.01.
b
Six missing values.