Table 2.
Relative risk (RR) for primiparous women compared to multiparous women discharged within 24 hours after birth regarding breastfeeding, doubts about infant feeding, contact with maternity ward, feelings of anxiety or depression, knowledge of signs of newborns well-being, and neonatal readmission (at one week N=147; at six weeks N=109)
| Total n (%) | Yes n (%) | No n (%) | RR | 95% CI | ARRa | 95% CI | ARRb | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breastfeeding at one week ppc | 143 (100.0) | 139 (97.2) | 4 (2.8) | ||||||
| Primiparous women | 44 (30.8) | 43 (97.7) | 1 (2.3) | 0.75 | 0.08–7.01 | 0.38 | 0.04–4.06 | 0.56 | 0.04–8.00 |
| Multiparous women (Ref.) | 99 (69.2) | 96 (97.0) | 3 (3.0) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Breastfeeding at six weeks ppc | 98 (100.0) | 84 (85.7) | 14 (14.3) | ||||||
| Primiparous women | 33 (33.7) | 27 (81.8) | 6 (18.2) | 1.48 | 0.59–3.90 | 1.03 | 0.36–2.92 | 1.18 | 0.42–3.31 |
| Multiparous women (Ref.) | 65 (66.3) | 57 (87.7) | 8 (12.3) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Doubts about infant feeding after dischargec | 137 (100.0) | 33 (24.1) | 104 (75.9) | ||||||
| Primiparous women | 45 (32.8) | 19 (42.2) | 26 (57.8) | 2.81 | 1.56–5.06 | 2.57 | 1.33–5.00 | 2.62 | 1.35–5.10 |
| Multiparous women (Ref.) | 92 (67.2) | 14 (15.2) | 78 (84.8) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Contact with maternity ward <7 days after dischargec | 128 (100.0) | 45 (35.2) | 83 (64.8) | ||||||
| Primiparous women | 37 (28.9) | 20 (54.1) | 17 (45.9) | 2.00 | 1.26–3.08 | 1.54 | 0.88–2.70 | 1.22 | 0.67–2.23 |
| Multiparous women (Ref.) | 91 (71.1) | 25 (27.5) | 66 (72.5) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Feeling anxious or depressed at one week pp | 147 (100.0) | 10 (6.8) | 137 (93.2) | ||||||
| Primiparous women | 44 (29.9) | 5 (11.4) | 39 (88.6) | 2.34 | 0.71–7.68 | 2.52 | 0.62–10.20 | 2.75 | 0.67–11.19 |
| Multiparous women (Ref.) | 103 (70.1) | 5 (4.9) | 98 (95.1) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Feeling anxious or depressed at six weeks ppc | 104 (100.0) | 6 (5.8) | 98 (94.2) | ||||||
| Primiparous women | 34 (32.7) | 3 (8.8) | 31 (91.2) | 2.06 | 0.44–9.67 | 0.92 | 0.18–4.45 | 1.33 | 0.18–10.05 |
| Multiparous women (Ref.) | 70 (67.3) | 3 (4.3) | 67 (95.7) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Knowledge of signs of newborns well-being after dischargec | 146 (100.0) | 140 (95.9) | 6 (4.1) | ||||||
| Primiparous women | 44 (30.1) | 39 (88.6) | 5 (11.4) | 11.59 | 1.39–96.35 | 6.33 | 0.63–64.01 | 6.93 | 0.71–67.43 |
| Multiparous women (Ref.) | 102 (69.9) | 101 (99.0) | 1 (1.0) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Neonatal readmission <7 days after discharge | 147 (100.0) | 7 (4.8) | 140 (95.2) | ||||||
| Primiparous women | 44 (29.9) | 4 (9.1) | 40 (90.9) | 3.12 | 0.73–13.36 | 2.14 | 0.32–14.12 | 1.70 | 0.17–17.00 |
| Multiparous women (Ref.) | 103 (70.1) | 3 (2.9) | 100 (97.1) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
pp: postpartum. ARR: adjusted relative risk.
Adjusted for age and body mass index (BMI).
Adjusted for age, body mass index (BMI), length of birth, and length of hospital stay after birth.
Missing values n (%): breastfeeding at one week 4 (2.7); breastfeeding at six weeks 11 (10.1); doubts about infant feeding 10 (6.8); contact with maternity ward <7 days after discharge 19 (12.9); feeling anxious or depressed at six weeks pp 5 (4.6); knowledge of signs of the newborns well-being 1 (0.7).