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Table 2 Breastfeeding within 2 h after birth in the two groups

From: Effectiveness of early essential newborn care on breastfeeding and maternal outcomes: a nonrandomized controlled study

 

Intervention group (n = 91)

Control group (n = 91)

pa

Early breastfeeding initiation, n (%)

69 (75.8)

39 (42.9)

 < 0.001

Occurrence of rooting reflex (min), median (IQR)

18 (12, 22)

19 (14, 29)

0.076

Successful first breastfeeding, n (%)

83 (91.2)

68 (74.7)

0.003

Initiation of first breastfeeding (min), mean ± SD

48.02 ± 16.30

66.97 ± 35.41

 < 0.001

IBFAT of first breastfeeding*, Mean ± SD

10.05 ± 2.17

8.68 ± 2.04

 < 0.001

Duration of first breastfeeding (min), mean ± SD

34.98 ± 15.02

22.30 ± 11.70

 < 0.001

  1. a the two-tailed t test, Mann–Whitney U test, or chi-square test was used for comparisons between the intervention group and the control group
  2. *IBFAT Infant Breast Feeding Assessment Tool, min minute