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Table 1 Characteristics of participants (n = 456)

From: Maternal postpartum feeding anxiety was associated with infant feeding practices: results from the mother-infant cohort study of China

Characteristics

N

Percentage (%)

Characteristics

N

Percentage (%)

Maternal age (years)

Gestational age (weeks)

 21–27

110

24.1

≥37

436

95.6

 28–34

277

60.7

< 37

20

4.4

 ≥ 35

69

15.1

   

Educational degree

Delivery mode

 ≤ High school

170

37.3

Vaginal

271

59.4

 Bachelor

214

46.9

Caesarean

185

40.6

 Postgraduate or above

72

15.8

 

Household income level

Exclusive breastfeeding

 Low

93

20.4

Yes

102

22.4

 Middle

202

44.3

No

354

77.6

 High

161

35.3

Feeding anxiety symptom

Child-bearing number

Negative

176

38.6

 1

321

70.4

Mild

241

52.9

 ≥ 2

135

29.6

Severe

39

8.6