Table 2.
Breastfeeding intention during pregnancy and impact of COVID-19 on breastfeeding behaviour.
| All N = 3253 | Brazil n = 560 | Taiwan n = 614 | Thailand n = 840 | South Korea n = 381 | UK n = 858 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intention to breastfeed during pregnancy | 2931 (90.1) | 554 (98.9) | 506 (82.4) | 758 (90.2) | 284 (74.5) | 829 (96.6) | < .0001 |
| Breastfeeding in the last 24 h￡ Directly on breast Expressed breast milk |
2789 (85.7) 2392 (73.5) 1246 (38.3) |
529 (94.5) 508 (90.7) 77 (13.8) |
455 (74.1) 333 (54.2) 323 (52.6) |
750 (89.3) 544 (64.8) 503 (59.9) |
295 (77.4) 274 (71.9) 192 (50.4) |
760 (88.6) 733 (85.4) 151 (17.6) |
< .0001 < .0001 < .0001 |
| Breastfeeding directly from breast Did/do not intend to feed Shorter than I intended The same duration as I intended Longer than I intended |
489(15.1) 603(18.6) 1746 (53.7) 411(12.7) |
80 (14.4) 60 (10.8) 352 (63.3) 64 (11.5) |
73(11.9) 197(32.1) 277(45.1) 67(10.9) |
265 (31.6) 166 (19.8) 251 (29.9) 158 (18.8) |
29(7.6) 94(24.7) 190(49.9) 68(17.9) |
42 (4.9) 86 (10.0) 676 (78.8) 54 (6.3) |
< .0001 |
| Breastfeeding from expressed breast milk Did/do not intend to feed Shorter than I intended The same duration as I intended Longer than I intended |
895(27.6) 654(20.1) 1325 (40.8) 375(11.5) |
206 (37.1) 95 (17.1) 211 (38.0) 44 (7.9) |
51(8.3) 192(31.3) 283(46.1) 88(14.3) |
235 (28.0) 180 (21.4) 281 (33.5) 144 (17.1) |
67(17.6) 101(26.5) 164(43.0) 49(12.9) |
336 (39.2) 86 (10.0) 386 (45.0) 50 (5.8) |
< .0001 |
Note: ￡The participant can choose either “directly on breast” or “expressed breast milk” or both. Directly from breast and expressed breast milk were non-exclusive categories.