Table 1 Characteristics of the study population (Nā=ā712)
| Ā | Home birth | Hospital birth | Ā | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | N | (%) | N | (%) | P value |
Total | 547 | (76.8) | 165 | (23.2) | Ā |
Ethnic background | .15 | ||||
Dutch/other western | 529 | 96.9 | 154 | 94.5 | Ā |
Non-western | 17 | 3.1 | 9 | 5.5 | Ā |
Missing | 1 | Ā | 2 | Ā | Ā |
Education level woman | .34 | ||||
Low/medium | 203 | 37.1 | 68 | 41.2 | Ā |
High | 344 | 62.9 | 97 | 58.8 | Ā |
Education level partner | .42 | ||||
Low/medium | 263 | 48.5 | 85 | 52.1 | Ā |
High | 279 | 51.5 | 78 | 47.9 | Ā |
Missing | 5 | Ā | 2 | Ā | Ā |
Age | .35 | ||||
ā¤24Ā years | 32 | 5.9 | 8 | 4.8 | Ā |
25ā34 years | 422 | 77.1 | 121 | 73.3 | Ā |
ā„35Ā years | 93 | 17.0 | 36 | 21.8 | Ā |
Smoking before or during pregnancy | .31 | ||||
Yes | 80 | 14.6 | 19 | 11.5 | Ā |
No | 467 | 85.4 | 146 | 88.5 | Ā |
Parity | .24 | ||||
Nulliparous | 172 | 31.4 | 60 | 36.4 | Ā |
Parous | 375 | 68.6 | 105 | 63.6 | Ā |
Birth weight | .97 | ||||
ā¤3000Ā g | 36 | 6.6 | 11 | 6.7 | Ā |
3001ā3500Ā g | 195 | 35.6 | 57 | 34.5 | Ā |
ā„3501Ā g | 316 | 57.8 | 97 | 58.8 | Ā |
Missing | 0 | Ā | 0 | Ā | Ā |
Breastfeeding education prenatally | .86 | ||||
Yes | 44 | 8.0 | 14 | 8.5 | Ā |
No | 503 | 92.0 | 151 | 91.5 | Ā |
Skin-to-skin contact first hour | .14 | ||||
Yes | 545 | 99.8 | 163 | 98.8 | Ā |
No | 1 | 0.2 | 2 | 1.2 | Ā |
Missing | 1 | Ā | 0 | Ā | Ā |
Early opportunity to breastfeed | .16 | ||||
Yes | 525 | 96.0 | 154 | 93.3 | Ā |
No | 22 | 4.0 | 11 | 6.7 | Ā |
Postnatal consultation with breastfeeding counsellor | .37 | ||||
Yes | 65 | 11.9 | 24 | 14.5 | Ā |
No | 482 | 88.1 | 141 | 85.5 | Ā |