Table 3.

Prevalence of women’s expectations regarding the desired maintenance period of EB. ^1.

Amount of Time Mother Expected to Provide EB Prior to Birth	Did Not Achieve Expectations		Achieved Expectations
	n (%)	CI 95% 2	n (%)	CI 95%
1 month	2 (100)		0 (0.0)
3 months	1 (50)	(1.3–90.6)	1 (50.0)	(1.3–90.6)
3–6 months	58 (72.5)	(61.4–81.1)	22 (27.5)	(18.1–38.2)
As long as the baby wants it	11 (52.4)	(32.2–73.2)	10 (47.6)	(24.4–65.5)
As long as I can	29 (30.2)	(21.3–40.0)	67 (69.8)	(59.6–7.1)
Total	101 (50.2)	(43.4–57.3)	100 (49.8)	(42.4–56.4)

¹ EB = exclusive breastfeeding. ² CI = confidence interval.