Table 5 Binary logistic regression showing the variables associated with the intent to breastfeed

Age

-.204

.782

.377

.816

.519

1.281

Children

3.623

5.223

.022

37.437

1.675

836.630

Qatari Citizen

-2.875

1.758

.185

.056

.001

3.956

Education level (university vs lower)

-6.845

1.473

.225

.001

.000

67.272

Pregnancy complications

2.635

1.583

.208

13.937

.230

844.031

Gestational age

.161

.086

.769

1.174

.402

3.429

Breastfed a child before

-19.759

.000

.998

.000

.000

Previous mental health problems

-23.237

.000

.998

.000

.000

Previous breastfeeding problems

2.479

1.202

.273

11.928

.142

1001.812

YBOCS total score

.196

1.595

.207

1.217

.897

1.649

Reported COVID impact on pregnancy

3.838

2.427

.119

46.435

.371

5807.285

Reported COVID impact on breastfeeding

-4.809

1.750

.186

.008

.000

10.136

Reported COVID impact on finances/job

-.841

.083

.773

.431

.001

130.264

Reported COVID impact on family/children

3.407

2.729

.099

30.184

.530

1719.829

Reported COVID impact—Other

35.275

.000

.998

2,087,750,055,532,148

.000

Sources of help – Information from maternity staff

2.153

.715

.398

8.609

.059

1264.173

Sources of help – Information from TV/Media

-2.805

1.810

.178

.061

.001

3.600

Sources of help – Family/friends

-.401

.084

.772

.670

.044

10.101

Sources of help – Hobbies

-.855

.097

.756

.425

.002

93.158

Sources of help – Exercise

-4.894

1.188

.276

.007

.000

49.645

Sources of help – Other

34.053

.000

.999

615,221,330,941,862

.000

Concerns about transmission of infection to newborn

-.251

.009

.925

.778

.004

147.740

Likely source of infection to new born (Reference = None)

2.163

.706

Close contact e.g. breast feeding

9.076

.000

1.000

8745.056

.000

Family and friends

26.468

.000

.998

312,415,175,063.172

.000

Pregnancy and delivery

2.780

1.935

.164

16.119

.321

809.906

Do not know

-1.022

.157

.692

.360

.002

56.522