Table 1.
Factors related to early postpartum mother–child care influencing EBF rates until 6 months postpartum in Japan.
| Total number (n) | Percent EBF to 6 months | Odds ratio | 95% confidence interval | Adjusted odds ratio | 95% confidence interval | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factors related to early postpartum mother–child care | ||||||
| Early skin-to-skin contacta (n = 79,822) | ||||||
| No early skin-to-skin contact | 18,315 | 30.1 | Reference | Reference | ||
| Early skin-to-skin contact | 46,349 | 41.5 | 1.647 | (1.588–1.709) | 1.233 | (1.165–1.304) |
| Carried baby against clothes | 15,158 | 33.7 | 1.181 | (1.127–1.236) | 0.994 | (0.932–1.059) |
| Rooming-ina (n = 79,693) | ||||||
| Mother and child separated | 5919 | 26.3 | Reference | Reference | ||
| Roomed-in for one-quarter of a day | 4863 | 29.0 | 1.145 | (1.052–1.246) | 0.923 | (0.834–1.022) |
| Roomed-in for half a day | 7853 | 29.8 | 1.188 | (1.102–1.281) | 1.002 | (0.915–1.098) |
| Roomed-in for three-quarters of a day | 10,781 | 32.7 | 1.356 | (1.264–1.455) | 1.099 | (1.009–1.198) |
| Roomed-in all day | 50,277 | 41.8 | 2.008 | (1.890–2.133) | 1.567 | (1.454–1.690) |
| Early nursinga (n = 79,729) | ||||||
| Not nursed until 1 mo. postpartum | 380 | 16.1 | 0.409 | (0.311–0.538) | 0.637 | (0.410–0.990) |
| Within 1 h of birth | 35,050 | 44.7 | 1.732 | (1.682–1.783) | 1.455 | (1.401–1.512) |
| After 1 h of birth | 44,299 | 31.9 | Reference | Reference | ||
Data acquisition.
a1 month postpartum.