Table 1.
Baseline details
| Group | Age(years) | Status | Under Privileged Area score* | Parity | Occupation | Ethnicity | Gestation at delivery(days) | Mode of delivery | Reason for SCBU | Duration of breastfeeding(weeks) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primigravidae | ||||||||||
| 1 | 22 | Cohabiting | 30.02 | 1 | Civil servant | White British | 273 | Elective Caesarean | N/A | 13 |
| 2 | 23 | Married | 12.58 | 1 | Administrator | Black British | 284 | Normal vaginal | N/A | 32 |
| 3 | 22 | Cohabiting | 33.76 | 1 | Student | White British | 282 | Normal vaginal | N/A | 2 |
| 4 | 36 | Cohabiting | −13.42 | 1 | TV assistant | White British | 272 | Normal vaginal | N/A | 6 |
| 5 | 26 | Married | 13.45 | 1 | Nursery nurse | White British | 277 | Normal vaginal | N/A | 4 |
| 6 | 32 | Married | 12.58 | 1 | Teacher | White British | 283 | Normal vaginal | N/A | 5 |
| Teenager | ||||||||||
| 1 | 17 | Cohabiting | 30.46 | 1 | Unemployed | White British | 292 | Normal vaginal | N/A | 32 |
| 2 | 19 | Cohabiting | −12.83 | 1 | Unemployed | White British | 277 | Normal vaginal | N/A | 4 |
| 3 | 19 | Cohabiting | −11.35 | 1 | Unknown | White British | 279 | Normal vaginal | N/A | 18 |
| 4 | 18 | Single | 29.85 | 1 | Student | White British | 281 | Instrumental | N/A | 22 |
| 5 | 18 | Single | 13.45 | 1 | Beautician | White other | 285 | Instrumental | N/A | 14 |
| 6 | 18 | Single | 1.22 | 1 | Student | White British | 280 | Normal vaginal | N/A | 24 |
| SCBU | ||||||||||
| 1 | 38 | Married | 46.79 | 1 | Art curator | White British | 212 | Normal vaginal | Prematurity | 12 |
| 2 | 32 | Single | −0.90 | 1 | Midwife | White British | 282 | Normal vaginal | Poor respiratory effort | 16 |
| 3 | 35 | Single | 13.47 | 2 | Unemployed | White British | 231 | Emergency Cesarean | IUGR/prematurity | 6 |
| 4 | 31 | Married | 12.86 | 1 | Supply manager | White British | 238 | Normal vaginal | Prematurity | 17 |
| 5 | 36 | Married | 1.22 | 2 | Pharmacist | White British | 233 | Emergency Cesarean | Prematurity | 1 |
| Underprivileged | ||||||||||
| 1 | 26 | Married | 56.67 | 1 | Nanny | White British | 287 | Emergency Cesarean | N/A | 16 |
| 2 | 30 | Single | 35.29 | 2 | Unemployed | White British | 299 | Emergency Cesarean | N/A | 10 |
| 3 | 35 | Married | 40.79 | 3 | Housewife | White British | 281 | Normal vaginal | N/A | 12 |
| 4 | 22 | Cohabiting | 43.38 | 1 | Administrator | White British | 278 | Normal vaginal | N/A | 4 |
| 5 | 30 | Single | 31.58 | 1 | Computer operator | White British | 284 | Normal vaginal | N/A | 2 |
| 6 | 30 | Cohabiting | 47.69 | 2 | Housewife | White British | 284 | Normal vaginal | N/A | 4 |
*
Mean Under Privileged Area score for target population is 24, ranging from −11 (affluent) to +68 (underprivileged).
SCBU, Special Care Baby Unit; IUGR, intrauterine growth restriction; N/A, not available.