| | Number | Percent |
|---|
| Delivery-related characteristics |
| Place of delivery |
| Public hospital | 458 | 58.9 |
| Private hospital | 319 | 41.1 |
| Mode of delivery | | |
| VDa | 360 | 46.3 |
| C/Sb | 417 | 53.7 |
| Sex of newborn |
| Boy | 438 | 56.4 |
| Girl | 339 | 43.6 |
| Breastfeeding practices |
| Within one hour after delivery |
| EIBFc | 445 | 57.3 |
| Non-EIBFd | 332 | 42.7 |
| In the first three days after delivery (N = 776) |
| EBFe | 458 | 59.0 |
| Non-EBFf | 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
