Variables
|
1 month
|
3 months
|
6 months
|
8 months
|
12 months
|
---|
% (n)b
|
P
|
% (n)
|
P
|
% (n)
|
P
|
% (n)
|
P
|
% (n)
|
P
|
---|
Exclusive breastfeeding
|
Overall
|
72.9 (697/956)
| |
63.4 (600/946)
| |
13.7 (128/932)
| | | | | |
with symptoms of PND
|
57.1 (32/56)
|
< 0.01
|
49.1 (27/55)
|
0.02
|
9.4 (5/53)
|
0.35
|
0
|
–
|
0
|
–
|
without symptoms of PND
|
73.9 (665/900)
| |
64.3 (573/891)
| |
14.0 (123/879)
| |
0
| |
0
| |
Partial breastfeeding
|
Overall
|
97.0 (927/956)
| |
89.7 (848/946)
| |
76.1 (709/931)
| |
62.8 (582/927)
| |
29.1 (265/910)
| |
with symptoms of PND
|
89.3 (50/56)
|
< 0.01
|
74.5 (41/55)
|
< 0.01
|
56.6 (30/53)
|
< 0.01
|
47.2 (25/53)
|
0.02
|
23.1 (12/52)
|
0.32
|
without symptoms of PND
|
97.4 (877/900)
| |
90.6 (807/891)
| |
77.3 (679/878)
| |
63.7 (557/874)
| |
29.5 (253/858)
| |
Formula feeding
|
Overall
|
27.1 (259/956)
| |
36.3 (343/945)
| |
55.6 (517/931)
| |
68.6 (636/927)
| |
85.2 (775/909)
| |
with symptoms of PND
|
42.9 (24/56)
|
< 0.01
|
28 (50.9)
|
0.02
|
69.8 (37/53)
|
0.03
|
84.9 (45/53)
|
0.01
|
92.3 (48/52)
|
0.14
|
without symptoms of PND
|
26.1 (235/900)
| |
315 (35.4)
| |
54.7 (480/878)
| |
67.6 (591/874)
| |
84.8 (727/857)
| |
- a PND postnatal depression
- b Data are expressed as percentages (numbers)