Table 2.
Maternal Report of Support Received on Postnatal Unit and Bivariate Associations with Meeting Breastfeeding Goals (N=2771)
| Met Breastfeeding Goals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total sample (N=2771) | Yes (n=2579) | No (n=192) | p-Value | |
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| N (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Support Received on Postnatal Unit | ||||
| Felt welcomed on the postnatal unit by birth facility staff | ||||
| Strongly agree | 1,900 (71.2) | 1,790 (94.2) | 110 (5.8) | <.0001 |
| Somewhat agree | 630 (23.6) | 578 (91.8) | 52 (8.3) | |
| Somewhat disagree | 101 (3.8) | 88 (87.1) | 13 (12.9) | |
| Strongly disagree | 36 (1.4) | 29 (80.6) | 7 (19.4) | |
| Felt disrupted by time of day that birth facility staff were in room | ||||
| Strongly agree | 570 (21.5) | 525 (92.1) | 45 (7.9) | 0.24 |
| Somewhat agree | 1,014 (38.2) | 943 (93.0) | 71 (7.0) | |
| Somewhat disagree | 685 (25.8) | 644 (94.0) | 41 (6.0) | |
| Strongly disagree | 386 (14.5) | 361 (93.5) | 25 (6.5) | |
| Felt disrupted by frequency of birth facility staff in and out of room | ||||
| Strongly agree | 554 (20.9) | 506 (91.3) | 48 (8.7) | 0.77 |
| Somewhat agree | 934 (35.3) | 883 (94.5) | 51 (5.5) | |
| Somewhat disagree | 689 (26.0) | 643 (93.3) | 46 (6.7) | |
| Strongly disagree | 473 (17.9) | 437 (92.4) | 36 (7.6) | |
| Wanted to be discharged sooner than was | ||||
| Strongly agree | 579 (21.8) | 546 (94.3) | 33 (5.7) | 0.01 |
| Somewhat agree | 589 (22.2) | 559 (94.9) | 30 (5.1) | |
| Somewhat disagree | 738 (27.8) | 682 (92.4) | 56 (7.6) | |
| Strongly disagree | 750 (28.2) | 687 (91.6) | 63 (8.4) | |
| Felt disturbed by brightness of lights in room | ||||
| Strongly agree | 289 (10.9) | 264 (91.4) | 25 (8.7) | 0.25 |
| Somewhat agree | 645 (24.3) | 600 (93.0) | 45 (7.0) | |
| Somewhat disagree | 832 (31.4) | 778 (93.5) | 54 (6.5) | |
| Strongly disagree | 884 (33.4) | 827 (93.6) | 57 (6.5) | |
| Felt care received promoted maternal physical health | ||||
| Strongly agree | 1,174 (44.2) | 1,117 (95.1) | 57 (4.9) | <.0001 |
| Somewhat agree | 1,151 (43.3) | 1,068 (92.8) | 83 (7.2) | |
| Somewhat disagree | 257 (9.7) | 229 (89.1) | 28 (10.9) | |
| Strongly disagree | 75 (2.8) | 62 (82.7) | 13 (17.3) | |
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Felt care received promoted maternal emotional health |
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| Strongly agree | 886 (33.3) | 852 (96.2) | 34 (3.8) | <.0001 |
| Somewhat agree | 1,088 (40.9) | 1,014 (93.2) | 74 (6.8) | |
| Somewhat disagree | 483 (18.2) | 436 (90.3) | 47 (9.7) | |
| Strongly disagree | 203 (7.6) | 176 (86.7) | 27 (13.3) | |
| Birth facility staff referred to mother by name | ||||
| Always | 1,440 (54.1) | 1,350 (93.8) | 90 (6.3) | 0.06 |
| Sometimes | 960 (36.0) | 891 (92.8) | 69 (7.2) | |
| Rarely | 208 (7.8) | 193 (92.8) | 15 (7.2) | |
| Never | 56 (2.1) | 48 (85.7) | 8 (14.3) | |
| Felt supported by birth facility staff | ||||
| Always | 1,548 (58.0) | 1,472 (95.1) | 76 (4.9) | <.0001 |
| Sometimes | 970 (36.4) | 881 (90.8) | 89 (9.2) | |
| Rarely | 128 (4.8) | 118 (92.2) | 10 (7.8) | |
| Never | 21 (0.8) | 14 (66.7) | 7 (33.3) | |
| Felt recognized as an important part of my family’s health and well-being | ||||
| Always | 1,813 (68.0) | 1,712 (94.4) | 101 (5.6) | 0.0001 |
| Sometimes | 677 (25.4) | 613 (90.6) | 64 (9.5) | |
| Rarely | 139 (5.2) | 129 (92.8) | 10 (7.2) | |
| Never | 36 (1.4) | 29 (80.6) | 7 (19.4) | |