Relationship between caesarean section and breastfeeding: evidence from the 2013 Turkey demographic and health survey

Table 1 Delivery and breastfeeding characteristics of primiparae

	Number	Percent
Delivery-related characteristics
Place of delivery
Public hospital	458	58.9
Private hospital	319	41.1
Mode of delivery
VD^a	360	46.3
C/S^b	417	53.7
Sex of newborn
Boy	438	56.4
Girl	339	43.6
Breastfeeding practices
Within one hour after delivery
EIBF^c	445	57.3
Non-EIBF^d	332	42.7
In the first three days after delivery (N = 776)
EBF^e	458	59.0
Non-EBF^f	318	41.0

^aVaginal delivery
^bCaesarean section
^cEarly initiation of breastfeeding
^dNon-EIBF: Initiation of breastfeeding ≥ 1 h after delivery or no breastfeeding
^eExclusive breastfeeding in the first three days following birth
^fNon-EBF: Any nutrition other than breast milk in the first three days following birth or no breastfeeding

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