Table 2.
Correlation between the mode of delivery and the choice of feeding method
| Feeding method | Natural delivery | Natural delivery involving the use of oxytocin and/or vacuum extraction | Elective caesarean section | Emergency caesarean section | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Exclusive breastfeeding | 9 | 31.03 | 19 | 51.35 | 7 | 53.85 | 6 | 27.27 |
| Mixed feeding or exclusive formula feeding | 20 | 68.97 | 18 | 48.65 | 6 | 46.15 | 16 | 72.73 |
| Total | 29 | 100.00 | 37 | 100.00 | 13 | 100.00 | 22 | 100.00 |
| χ2(3) = 5.44; p = 0.142 | ||||||||
A definition for the significance is p > 0.05