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. 2022 Feb 5;22:104. doi: 10.1186/s12884-022-04446-z

Table 3.

Associations between the intention to breastfeed and COVID-19 worries, source of information, and infection transmission

Total
(n = 261)
Intention to breast feed
(n = 220)
Do not intend to breast feed (n = 41) p value
Covid-19: most impact on
 Pregnancy 104(39.8%) 86(39.1%) 18(43.9%) 0.507
 Breast feeding 32(12.3%) 28(12.7%) 4(9.8%) 0.811
 Finances/job 35(13.4%) 32(14.5%) 3(7.3%) 0.225
 Family and children 164(62.8%) 144(65.5%) 20(48.8%) 0.085
 Other 10(3.8%) 9(4.1%) 1(2.4%) 0.481
Sources of help in this pregnancy
 Information from maternity staff 73(28.0%) 64(29.1%) 9(22.0%) 0.350
 Information from TV / media 124(47.5%) 97(44.1%) 27(65.9%) 0.010
 Family / friends 92(35.3%) 77(35.0%) 15(36.6%) 0.845
 Hobbies 15(5.8%) 14(6.4%) 1(2.4%) 0.321
 Exercise 21(8.1%) 19(8.6%) 2(4.9%) 0.417
 Other 12(4.6%) 8(3.6%) 4(9.8%) 0.086
Do you have concerns about transmission of infection to your new-born?
 Yes 201(89.7%) 186(89.4%) 15(93.8%) 0.582
 No 23(10.3%) 22(10.6%) 1(6.3%)
What would be the likely source of infection to your baby?
 Close contact e.g. breast feeding 31(11.9%) 29(13.2%) 2(4.9%) 0.131
 Family and friends 124(47.5%) 111(50.5%) 13(31.7%) 0.027
 Pregnancy and delivery 41(15.7%) 34(15.5%) 7(17.1%) 0.794
 Do not know 78(29.9%) 59(26.8%) 19(46.3%) 0.012