Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of the mothers

Variable	Mothers who received SSC and early breastfeeding (n = 109)	Mothers who did not receive SSC and early breastfeeding (n = 33)	p - value
Age (years)	22.1 ± 5.3	23.1 ± 4.4	0.3
Gravidity
1	53 (49%)	18 (55%)	0.6
2	26 (24%)	5 (15%)
3	20 (18%)	8 (24%)
>  3	10 (9%)	2 (6%)
Gestational age at birth	39.1 ± 1.4	39.4 ± 1.2	0.2

Comparisons between groups were made through unpaired T-tests for continuous variables and Fisher’s exact tests for categorical data