Table 2.
Sample characteristics of women included in the qualitative analysis (n = 54)a
| Maternal biomedical characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 27.3 ± 5.4 |
| Prepregnancy weight (lb) | 165.7 ± 47.6 |
| Prepregnancy BMI (kg/m2) | 29.9 ± 7.1 |
| Gestational age at recruitment (week) | 23.1 ± 2.8 |
| Primiparous | |
| Yes | 21 (38.9) |
| No | 33 (61.1) |
| Breastfeeding planning and experience | |
| Planned any BF duration (month) | 8.8 ± 5.0 |
| Planned EBF | |
| Yes | 39 (72.2) |
| No | 15 (27.8) |
| Planned EBF duration (month) | 5.6 ± 5.0 |
| Planned partial BF | |
| Yes | 33 (61.1) |
| No | 21 (38.9) |
| Planned partial duration (month) | 3.0 ± 4.0 |
| Previous BF experience | |
| Yes | 25 (47.2) |
| No | 28 (52.8) |
| Demographic characteristics | |
| Ethnicity | |
| Hispanic | 35 (66.0) |
| Non‐Hispanic | 18 (34.0) |
| Marital status | |
| Single, never married | 41 (77.4) |
| Married | 9 (17.0) |
| Divorced/sep./widowed | 3 (5.7) |
| Living with partner | |
| Yes | 37 (69.8) |
| No | 16 (30.2) |
| Maternal education | |
| High school grad/GED | 20 (42.6) |
| <HS | 7 (14.9) |
| >HS | 20 (42.6) |
| Language preference | |
| English | 37 (69.8) |
| Spanish | 16 (30.2) |
Abbreviations: BF, breastfeeding; BMI, body mass index; GED, General Education Diploma .
a
Table values are mean ± SD for continuous variables and n (column %) for categorical.