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. 2018 Jun 12;5(2):158–172. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2018.2.158

Table 2. Prenatal statistics of the women surveyed.

In general, would you say your health is: No. (%)
 Very good 178 (61.0%)
 Good 108 (37.0%)
 Moderate 5 (1.7%)
 Poor 0 (0.0%)
 Very poor 1 (0.3%)
Childbirth Type No. (%)
 Natural 157 (52.3%)
 Forceps 22 (7.3%)
 Emergency Caesarean 44 (14.7%)
 Planned Caesarean 76 (25.3%)
Induced Labour? No. (%)
 Yes 94 (32.3%)
 No 197 (67.7%)
Epidural anesthesia? No. (%)
 Yes 78 (27.4%)
 No 207 (72.6%)
Do you breastfeed? No. (%)
 Yes 269 (90.6%)
 No 28 (9.4%)
If yes, do you breastfeeding exclusively? No. (%)
 Yes 103 (39.9%)
 No 155 (60.1%)
If not, duration in days of breastfeeding? Mean (SD)
15 (19.1)
How many babies born in this birth? No. (%)
 1 291 (97.0%)
 2 7 (2.3%)
Did the baby need to be hospitalized in the neonatal unit? No. (%)
 Yes 13 (4.3%)
 No 286 (95.7%)
Mean (SD)
How many days did you stay in the hospital after childbirth? 3.7 (0.7)
Mean (SD)
Gestational age, in weeks, at delivery 38.3 (2.4)
Mean (SD)
Infant birth weight (g) 3207 (465.5)
Were there complications in pregnancy? No. (%)
 Yes 11 (3.7%)
 No 289 (96.3%)
Were there complications in childbirth? No. (%)
 Yes 14 (4.7%)
 No 286 (95.3%)