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. 2018 Nov 27;52:95. doi: 10.11606/S1518-8787.2018052000742

Table 2. Breastfeeding incentive practices according to type of delivery. Sergipe, Brazil, June 2015 to April 2016.

Variable Skin-to-skin contact after delivery Breastfeed in the delivery room Breastfeed within one hour of birth Rooming-in
n (%) RR (95%CI) p n (%) RR (95%CI) p n (%) RR (95%CI) p n (%) RR (95%CI) p
Global
Intrapartum C-section 11 (10.2) 0.18 (0.10-0.31) < 0.001 7 (6.8) 0.64 (0.30-1.38) 0.275 21 (23.1) 0.43 (0-29-0.63) < 0.001 81 (73.6) 0.93 (0.83-1.05) 0.250
Elective C-section 42 (20,8) 0.36 (0.27-0.47) < 0.001 8 (4.5) 0.42 (0.20-0.88) 0.017 39 (23.9) 0.44 (0.33-0.59) < 0.001 136 (67.3) 0.85 (0.77-0.95) 0.002
Normal 262 (58.0) 1 45 (10.6) 1 194 (53.7) 1 355 (78.9) 1
Public Low-Risk
Intrapartum C-section 5 (10.6) 0.18 (0.08-0.42) < 0.001 3 (7.1) 0.68 (0.22-2.13) 0.783 11 (30.6) 0.56 (0.34-0.93) 0.008 36 (76.6) 0.93 (0.79-1.10) 0.418
Elective C-section 9 (12.2) 0.21 (0.11-0.39) < 0.001 5 (7.1) 0.68 (0.27-1.68) 0.507 19 (30.2) 0.55 (0.37-0.82) 0.001 58 (78.4) 0.95 (0.84-1.08) 0.504
Normal 179 (58.5) 1 31 (10.5) 1 137 (54.6) 1 251 (82.3) 1
Private Low-Risk
Intrapartum C-section 1 (7.7) 0.09 (0.01-0.61) < 0.001 0 (0) * 0.498 0 (0) * 0.225 10 (76.9) 1.38 (0.83-2.30) 0.275
Elective C-section 21 (45.7) 0.52 (0.35-0.77) 0.005 2 (4.8) 0.40 (0.06-2.64) 0.571 2 (5.0) 0.23 (0.04-1.25) 0.103 30 (65.2) 1.17 (0.74-1.87) 0.569
Normal 15 (83.3) 1 2 (11.8) 1 3 (21.4) 1 10 (55.6) 1
Public High-Risk
Intrapartum C-section 4 (10.5) 0.20 (0.08-0.50) < 0.001 3 (7.7) 0.70 (0.21-2.37) 0.760 9 (26.5) 0.46 (0.26-0.83) 0.003 27 (67.5) 0.92 (0.72-1.17) 0.544
Elective C-section 5 (7.8) 0.15 (0.06-0.34) < 0.001 1 (1.9) 0.18 (0.02-1.32) 0.063 18 (38.3) 0.67 (0.45-0.99) 0.049 39 (60.9) 0.83 (0.66-1.04) 0.096
Normal 67 (53.6) 1 12 (10.9) 1 54 (57.4) 1 91 (73.4) 1
Private High-Risk
Intrapartum C-section 1 (10) 0.30 (0.03-3.49) 0.423 1 (10) * 1.000 1 (11.1) * 1.000 8 (80) 0.80 (0.57-1.09) 1.000
Elective C-section 7 (38.9) 1.17 (0.21-0.77) 1.000 0 (0) * 0 (0) * 9 (50) 0.50 (0.31-0.79) 0.229
Normal 1 (33.3) 1 0 (0) * 0 (0) * 3 (100) 1
Baby-friendly hospitals
Yes 186 (50.0) 1.51 (1.27-1.80) < 0.001 31 (8.8) 1.07 (0.66-1.74) 0.789 126 (40.8) 0.97 (0.81-1.18) 0.806 318 (85.7) 1.32 (1.21-1.43) < 0.001
No 129 (33.1) 1 29 (8.2) 1 128 (41.8) 1 254 (65.0) 1

RR: relative risk; p-value: Fisher's exact test

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Relative risk was not evaluated by numerical issues