Table 3 Infant feeding practice, COVID impacts, and relevant feeding supports of subjects, according to whether they delivered before or during the lockdown
N (%) | N (%) | Before | During | Total | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 1231) | (N = 576) | (N = 1807) | |||
Feeding intention before delivery | 1800 (99.6) | ||||
Exclusive breastfeeding | 1014 (82.8) | 485 (84.2) | 1499 (83.3) | 0.660 | |
Formula feeding | 31 (2.5) | 13 (2.3) | 44 (2.4) | ||
Mixed feeding | 120 (9.8) | 47 (8.2) | 167 (9.3) | ||
No plans | 59 (4.8) | 31 (5.4) | 90 (5) | ||
Infant feeding at 6-month | 1800 (99.6) | ||||
Mostly breastfeeding | 746 (60.9) | 392 (68.1) | 1138 (63.2) | 0.014 | |
Formula feeding | 79 (6.5) | 32 (5.6) | 111 (6.2) | ||
Mixed feeding | 399 (32.6) | 152 (26.4) | 551 (30.6) | ||
Change in feeding intention and actual feeding for 6 month | 1806 (99.9) | 0.013 | |||
Yes, change | 366 (29.8) | 139 (24.1) | 505 (28) | ||
No change | 864 (70.2) | 437 (75.9) | 1301 (72) | ||
Current infant feeding | 1806 (99.9) | ||||
Mostly breastfeeding | 88 (7.2) | 210 (36.5) | 298 (16.5) | 0.000 | |
Breastfeeding + solids | 397 (32.3) | 150 (26) | 547 (30.3) | ||
Formula feeding | 38 (3.1) | 15 (2.6) | 53 (2.9) | ||
Formula feeding plus solid | 261 (21.2) | 43 (7.5) | 304 (16.8) | ||
Mixed milk feeding | 44 (3.6) | 42 (7.3) | 86 (4.8) | ||
Mixed feeding plus solids | 402 (32.7) | 116 (20.1) | 518 (28.7) | ||
COVID impact on original infant feeding | 1796 (99.4) | ||||
Great | 66 (5.4) | 30 (5.3) | 96 (5.3) | 0.036 | |
Moderate | 230 (18.8) | 140 (24.5) | 370 (20.6) | ||
Little | 246 (20.1) | 115 (20.1) | 361 (20.1) | ||
No | 683 (55.8) | 286 (50.1) | 969 (54) | ||
Received enough help with BF from professionals | 1804 (99.8) | ||||
Yes | 1170 (95.3) | 557 (96.7) | 1727 (95.7) | 0.163 | |
No | 58 (4.7) | 19 (3.3) | 77 (4.3) | ||
Received enough help with BF from family | 1804 (99.8) | ||||
Yes | 1164 (94.8) | 553 (96) | 1717 (95.2) | 0.260 | |
No | 64 (5.2) | 23 (4) | 87 (4.8) | ||
Enough support with own health | 1693 (93.7) | ||||
Yes | 1048 (90.5) | 488 (91.2) | 1536 (90.7) | 0.638 | |
No | 110 (9.5) | 47 (8.8) | 157 (9.3) | ||
Contact with a health professional (per week) | 1783 (98.7) | ||||
Never | 756 (62.3) | 347 (61) | 1103 (61.9) | 0.010 | |
1–3 times | 371 (30.6) | 166 (29.2) | 537 (30.1) | ||
4–5 times | 29 (2.4) | 31 (5.4) | 60 (3.4) | ||
Daily or more | 58 (4.8) | 25 (4.4) | 83 (4.7) | ||
Chat in a breastfeeding support group (per week) | 1785 (98.8) | ||||
Never | 539 (44.4) | 228 (40) | 767 (43) | 0.081 | |
1–3 times | 476 (39.2) | 231 (40.5) | 707 (39.6) | ||
4–5 times | 93 (7.7) | 41 (7.2) | 134 (7.5) | ||
Daily or more | 107 (8.8) | 70 (12.3) | 177 (9.9) | ||
Who supports infant feeding? (multiple choices allowed) | |||||
Partner | 1791 (99.1) | 774 (63.5) | 392 (68.5) | 1166 (65.1) | 0.037 |
Parent | 1791 (99.1) | 691 (56.7) | 301 (52.6) | 992 (55.4) | 0.107 |
Parent In-laws | 1791 (99.1) | 557 (45.7) | 260 (45.5) | 817 (45.6) | 0.925 |
Health professional | 1791 (99.1) | 551 (45.2) | 207 (36.2) | 758 (42.3) | 0.000 |
Friend/relative | 1791 (99.1) | 356 (29.2) | 125 (21.9) | 481 (26.9) | 0.001 |
Breastfeeding group | 1791 (99.1) | 386 (31.7) | 164 (28.7) | 550 (30.7) | 0.200 |
Online support | 1791 (99.1) | 243 (19.9) | 82 (14.3) | 325 (18.1) | 0.004 |
Other | 1791 (99.1) | 14 (1.1) | 2 (0.3) | 16 (0.9) | 0.094 |
No support | 1791 (99.1) | 39 (3.2) | 7 (1.2) | 46 (2.6) | 0.014 |