Table 2.
General information of participants (n = 19).
| Characteristic | n | |
|---|---|---|
| Age | <25 | 2 |
| 26–30 | 10 | |
| 31–35 | 7 | |
| Education | High school or less | 3 |
| Associate degree | 7 | |
| 4-year college and above | 9 | |
| Type of cesarean section | Planned cesarean section | 13 |
| Unplanned or emergency cesarean section | 6 | |
| Type of feeding | Mixed | 10 |
| Artificial feeding | 3 | |
| Exclusive breastfeeding | 6 | |
| Infants weight(g) | <3,000 | 2 |
| 3,000–3,499 | 5 | |
| 3,500–3,999 | 8 | |
| ≥4,000 | 4 | |
| Parity | Primipara | 14 |
| Multipara | 5 | |
| Reason for planned cesarean section | Estimated to be a big baby | 3 |
| IVF, requested C-section | 1 | |
| Gestational age>41w | 1 | |
| Chronic hypertension | 1 | |
| Low amniotic fluid volume | 2 | |
| Breech position | 1 | |
| Gestational diabetes | 1 | |
| Estimated to be a big baby, gestational hypertension | 1 | |
| The fetal head does not enter the pelvis | 1 | |
| Worry about pain during labor | 1 | |
| Reason for unplanned or emergency cesarean section | Protracted second stage | 2 |
| Cephalopelvic disproportion | 2 | |
| A nonreassuring fetal heart tracing | 2 |
Note: IVF = in vitro fertilization.