From: Maternal views on facilitators of and barriers to breastfeeding preterm infants
Mothers (n = 64) | Mean ± SD |
Age (years) | 34.0 ± 5.3 |
N (%) | |
Marital status | |
Married | 34 (53) |
Unmarried relationship | 37 (42) |
Single parent | 3 (5) |
Ethnicity | |
Caucasian | 55 (86) |
Hispanic American | 6 (9) |
African | 1 (2) |
Asian | 2 (3) |
Maternal education level | |
≤13 years | 42 (66) |
>13 years | 22 (34) |
Spontaneous delivery | 11 (17) |
Multiparous | 34 (53) |
Singleton pregnancy | 48 (75) |
Infants (n = 81) | Mean ± SD |
Gestational age at birth (weeks) | 29.9 ± 2.6 |
Birth weight (g) | 1357 ± 464 |
Length of hospital stay (days) | 58.2 ± 41.8 |
Weight at discharge (g) | 2566 ± 669 |
Postmenstrual age at discharge | 38.2 ± 4.1 |
N (%) | |
Multiples | 33 (41) |
Females | 35 (43) |
Appropriate for gestational age infants | 50 (83) |