Table 3.
Primiparous and multiparous mothers in the validation cohorts divided into risk groups according to their breastfeeding scores. Numbers and proportions of mothers who stopped breastfeeding within 17 weeks in each risk group.
| Breastfeeding Score | Validation Cohort 2004 | Validation Cohort 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | No. Stopped | % (95% CI) | n (%) | No. Stopped | % (95% CI) | |
| Primipara | ||||||
| 0–4 points | 103 (40) | 32 | 31 (22–41) | 109 (39) | 29 | 27 (19–36) |
| 5–19 points | 154 (60) | 92 | 60 (0.52–0.68) | 167 (61) | 113 | 68 (60–75) |
| Multipara | ||||||
| 0–4 points | 222 (59) | 38 | 17 (12–23) | 177 (58) | 43 | 24 (18–31) |
| 5–19 points | 154 (41) | 84 | 55 (46–63) | 126 (42) | 96 | 76 (68–83) |