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Table 1 Basic characteristics of the enrolled mother-baby dyads

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)