Table 5 Breastfeeding support factors associated with breastfeeding cessation in multivariable analysis
Breastfeeding cessation by 10 days | Breastfeeding cessation between 10 days and 6 weeks | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CRUDE OR (complete case) (n=3451) | FINAL ADJUSTEDa(complete case) (n=3451) | CRUDE OR (complete case) (n=2980) | FINAL ADJUSTEDb(complete case) (n=2980) | |||||||
OR | (95% CI) | OR | (95% CI) | PAF | 95% CI | OR | (95% CI) | OR | (95% CI) | |
Attended a baby café | ||||||||||
Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
No | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.68* | (1.02,2.77) | 1.47 | (0.87,2.50) |
Service not available | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.80* | (1.14,2.86) | 1.73* | (1.06,2.81) |
Feeding help/advice from parent support or peer group | ||||||||||
Yes | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - | - | - | ||||
No | 1.67** | (1.14,2.46) | 1.58* | (1.03,2.41) | 34.0% | (2.7-55.2%) | - | - | - | - |
Feeding help/advice from voluntary organisation | ||||||||||
Yes | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
No | 2.72*** | (1.84,4.02) | 2.65*** | (1.76,3.98) | 58.1% | (39.1-71.2%) | - | - | - | - |
Needed help and advice re. feeding | ||||||||||
Yes | 2.79*** | (1.85,4.20) | 2.84*** | (1.83,4.40) | - | - | 2.36*** | (1.66,3.36) | 2.32*** | (1.58,3.40) |
No | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - | - | - | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
Midwives gave active support and encouragement re. feeding | ||||||||||
Yes, always | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - | - | - | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
Yes, generally | 1.22 | (0.97,1.54) | 1.34* | (1.04,1.72) | - | - | 1.34** | (1.08,1.67) | 1.58*** | (1.25,1.99) |
No | 1.97*** | (1.47,2.64) | 2.22*** | (1.59,3.11) | - | - | 1.73*** | (1.28,2.34) | 2.01*** | (1.45,2.77) |
Don’t know | 0.54 | (0.16,1.83) | 0.57 | (0.15,2.09) | - | - | 0.80 | (0.33,1.92) | 0.88 | (0.39,2.02) |
Didn’t want this | 0.46 | (0.14,1.50) | 1.16 | (0.37,3.71) | - | - | 0.30* | (0.09,0.98) | 0.71 | (0.23,2.22) |