Table 2.
Comparisons of infant feeding practices between mothers with and without symptoms of PND a (EPDS ≥10) at each time point
| Variables | 1 month | 3 months | 6 months | 8 months | 12 months | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % (n)b | P | % (n) | P | % (n) | P | % (n) | P | % (n) | P | |
| Exclusive breastfeeding | ||||||||||
| Overall | 72.9 (697/956) | 63.4 (600/946) | 13.7 (128/932) | |||||||
| with symptoms of PND | 57.1 (32/56) | < 0.01 | 49.1 (27/55) | 0.02 | 9.4 (5/53) | 0.35 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| without symptoms of PND | 73.9 (665/900) | 64.3 (573/891) | 14.0 (123/879) | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Partial breastfeeding | ||||||||||
| Overall | 97.0 (927/956) | 89.7 (848/946) | 76.1 (709/931) | 62.8 (582/927) | 29.1 (265/910) | |||||
| with symptoms of PND | 89.3 (50/56) | < 0.01 | 74.5 (41/55) | < 0.01 | 56.6 (30/53) | < 0.01 | 47.2 (25/53) | 0.02 | 23.1 (12/52) | 0.32 |
| without symptoms of PND | 97.4 (877/900) | 90.6 (807/891) | 77.3 (679/878) | 63.7 (557/874) | 29.5 (253/858) | |||||
| Formula feeding | ||||||||||
| Overall | 27.1 (259/956) | 36.3 (343/945) | 55.6 (517/931) | 68.6 (636/927) | 85.2 (775/909) | |||||
| with symptoms of PND | 42.9 (24/56) | < 0.01 | 28 (50.9) | 0.02 | 69.8 (37/53) | 0.03 | 84.9 (45/53) | 0.01 | 92.3 (48/52) | 0.14 |
| without symptoms of PND | 26.1 (235/900) | 315 (35.4) | 54.7 (480/878) | 67.6 (591/874) | 84.8 (727/857) | |||||
a PND postnatal depression
b Data are expressed as percentages (numbers)