Table 6 Spearman’s correlation coefficients and level of significance between orifices of each nipple and various obtained parameters
Orifices left | Orifices right | |
|---|---|---|
Woman’s age | r = 0.153 | r = 0.024 |
Weeks of gestation | r = -0.003 | r = 0.037 |
Woman’s fluid intake | r = 0.076 | r = 0.238; p = 0.028 |
Maternity leave | r = 0.044 | r = -0.056 |
Intended breastfeeding period | r = 0.122 | r = 0.089 |
Female infant’s weight | r = 0.185 | r = 0.220 |
Male infant’s weight | r = -0.109 | r = 0.012 |
Female infant’s height | r = 0.167 | r = 0.080 |
Male infant’s height | r = -0.242; p = 0.081 | r = -0.062 |
Female infant’s age | r = 0.031 | r = 0.016 |
Male infant’s age | r = -0.010 | r = 0.155 |
Female feeding time | r = 0.076 | r = 0.065 |
Male feeding time | r = -0.200 | r = -0.266; p = 0.049 |