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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Dec 20.
Published in final edited form as: J Hum Lact. 2018 Jul 3;35(1):49–58. doi: 10.1177/0890334418767832

Table 4.

Breastfeeding Intention and Practices by Breastfeeding Group (N = 70).

Never initiated,
9 (12.9%)		 Early cessation
(<8 weeks), 24 (34.3%)		 Continuing for ≥8
weeks, 37 (52.9%)
Breastfeeding experience Breastfed >6 months vs. no experience
 First biological child   1 (11.1) 12 (48.0) 10 (27.0) χ2(8) = 41.7, p < .01
 Has child—never breastfed   6 (66.7)   4 (16.0) 0 (0.0)
 Breastfed for at least 1 week   1 (11.1)   5 (20.0) 3 (8.1)
 Breastfed for at least 3 months   1 (11.1) 1 (4.0)   5 (13.5)
 Breastfed for at least 6 months   0 (0.0) 2 (8.0) 19 (51.4)
Intending to breastfeed   3 (33.3) 23 (92.0) 36 (97.3) Never initiated vs. early cessation, χ2(1) = 15.3, p < .01
Never initiated vs. continuing, χ2(1) = 23.0, p < .01
Intending to use formula Intending to use formula vs. not intending to use formula, χ2(2) = 2.9, p = .24
 No   1 (11.1) 13 (52.0) 26 (70.3)
 Less than once per week   0 (0.0) 1 (4.0)   5 (13.5)
 A few times per week   0 (0.0)   7 (28.0)   5 (13.5)
 Once per day   0 (0.0) 2 (8.0) 0 (0.0)
 More than once per day   2 (22.2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)