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Table 3 Prior BF experience and early BF among women with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes

From: Exclusive breastfeeding among women with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus

 

Type 1

Type 2

p

Mother-Infant dyads no.

185

212

 

Multiparous no. (%)

98 (53)

159 (75)

0.0001

 Prior breastfeeding no. (%)

68 (69)

107 (67)

NS

Intended partial BF no. (%)

14 (8)

47 (22)

0.0001

Intended exclusive BF no. (%)

171 (92)

165 (78)

0.0001

Time to First Breastfeeding

  < 1 h no. (%)

74 (40)

87 (41)

NS

 1–2 h no. (%)

8 (4)

19 (9)

NS

 3–4 h no. (%)

19 (10)

15 (7)

NS

 5–6 h no. (%)

11 (6)

10 (5)

NS

 7–24 h no. (%)

32 (17)

32 (15)

NS

  ≥ 25 h no. (%)

20 (11)

18 (8)

NS

 Never breastfed no. (%)

21 (12)

31 (15)

NS

Received lactation consult no. (%)

174 (94)

201 (95)

NS