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Table 2 Different parameters of breastfeeding in relation to infants’ sex

From: In vivo assessment of number of milk duct orifices in lactating women and association with parameters in the mother and the infant

 

Male infants (n = 55)

Female infants (n = 43)

p

Breastfeeding time (min)

25.9 ± 14.1

19.6 ± 9.8

0.023

Breastfeeding sessions / 24 h

7.7 ± 2.5

8.3 ± 2.6

n.s.

Mother’s fluid intake (l / 24 h)

2.4 ± 0.6

2.4 ± 0.7

n.s.

Restless infant (%)

21.8%

16.3%

n.s.

Pain (%)

21.8%

32.6%

n.s.

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