From: Infant formula feeding practices in a prospective population based study
Characteristic of study population (n = 1,291) | N (%) or mean (SD) |
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Infant Sex | |
Male | 653 (50.6%) |
Female | 638 (49.4%) |
Gestational age (weeks) at delivery | 40.17 (1.14) |
Birth-weight (kg) | 3.51 (0.46) |
Maternal Age (years) | 31.11 (4.36) |
Maternal Nationality | |
Irish | 1078 (83.5%) |
Non-Irish | 213 (16.5%) |
Paternal Nationalitya | |
Irish | 1093 (84.7%) |
Non-Irish | 193 (14.9%) |
Mother reported smoking during pregnancya | |
No | 1132 (87.7%) |
Yes | 119 (9.2%) |
Maternal Tertiary Education | |
No | 613 (47.5%) |
Yes | 678 (52.5%) |
Maternal Employment Status | |
Unemployed | 126 (9.8%) |
Employed | 1165 (90.2%) |
Maternity Care | |
Public | 938 (72.7%) |
Private | 353 (27.3%) |