Table 2.

Distribution of birth patterns by delayed breastfeeding initiation

Variables	n	Delayed breastfeeding initiation		χ2	p-value
		Yes	No
Birth pattern (birth order and interval y)				44.43	<0.001
First birth	1847	46.2 (43.3, 49.1)	53.8 (50.9, 56.7)
Second or third child, >2	2933	37.0 (34.8, 39.3)	63.0 (60.7, 65.2)
Second or third child, ≤2	236	38.3 (31.7, 45.4)	61.7 (54.6, 68.3)
Fourth or higher child, >2	588	39.7 (35.4, 44,2)	60.3 (55.8, 64.6)
Fourth or higher child, ≤2	89	30.8 (21.1, 42.5)	69.2 (57.5, 78.9)

Values are presented as % (95% confidence interval).