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Table 2.

Effects of skin‐to‐skin contact vs. care‐as‐usual on exclusive and continued breastfeeding duration

	Intention‐to‐treat				Per‐protocol
	SSC (n = 56)	CAU (n = 60)	Adjusted mean difference (95% CI) ^a	Adjusted p value ^a	SSC (n = 16)	CAU (n = 51)	Adjusted mean difference (95% CI) ^a	Adjusted p value ^a
	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	Adjusted mean difference (95% CI) ^a	Adjusted p value ^a	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	Adjusted mean difference (95% CI) ^a	Adjusted p value ^a
Exclusive breastfeeding duration (months)	3.61 (1.99)	3.16 (1.77)	0.28 (−0.33 to 0.89)	0.36	4.88 (1.26)	3.25 (1.80)	1.28 (0.31–2.24)	0.01
Continued breastfeeding duration (months)	7.98 (4.20)	6.75 (4.06)	0.81 (−0.46 to 2.08)	0.21	10.81 (1.97)	6.98 (4.08)	2.33 (0.13–4.54)	0.04

Abbreviations: CAU, care‐as‐usual; CI, confidence interval; SD, standard deviation; SSC, skin‐to‐skin contact.

^{^a}

SSC group minus CAU group, adjusted for intended breastfeeding duration.