Table 3.
Lactation Complications Reported by Women Who Breast-fed After Primary Breast Augmentation
| No. of live births | Silicone implants | Saline implants | Silicone/saline | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single birth (n = 2393) | Multiple birth (n = 616) | Single birth (n = 1331) | Multiple birth (n = 339) | Odds ratiob (90% CI) |
Adjusted odds ratiob (90% CI) | |
| Complication, no. (%)a | ||||||
| Not enough milk production | 470 (19.6) | 238 (18.3) | 264 (19.8) | 127 (17.9) | 1.00 (0.89, 1.12) | 0.94 (0.83, 1.06)c |
| Mastitis | 97 (4.1) | 68 (5.2) | 49 (3.7) | 33 (4.6) | 1.12 (0.89, 1.40) | 1.12 (0.89, 1.41)d |
| Excess pain | 77 (3.2) | 51 (3.9) | 59 (4.4) | 18 (2.5) | 0.92 (0.72, 1.17) | 0.96 (0.75, 1.22)e |
| Nipple inversion | 24 (1.0) | 10 (0.8) | 17 (1.3) | 3 (0.4) | 0.94 (0.59, 1.50) | 1.00 (0.63, 1.60)e |
| Too much milk production | 14 (0.6) | 9 (0.7) | 17 (1.3) | 8 (1.1) | 0.51 (0.31, 0.81) | 0.52 (0.32, 0.84)f |
| Other | 64 (2.7) | 36 (2.8) | 39 (2.9) | 15 (2.1) | 1.02 (0.77, 1.36) | 1.03 (0.78, 1.37)g |
aPercentages based on total number of live births. bEstimated from a Logistic Regression model. Saline is the reference group. cModel adjusted for the following covariates: breast-feeding difficulty history, body mass index, incision site, miscarriage history, and smoking status. dModel adjusted for miscarriage history. eModel adjusted for the following covariates: current alcohol consumption, race, and smoking status. fModel adjusted for covariate of race. gModel adjusted for education level.