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Table 3 Prevalence of breastfeeding in the first hour of life and crude odds ratio according to hospital characteristics, delivery, and newborn care

From: Breastfeeding in the first hour of life in Brazilian private hospitals participating in a quality-of-care improvement projectAleitamento materno na primeira hora de vida em maternidades privadas brasileiras participantes de um projeto de melhoria da qualidade da assistência

Variable

n

%

BF (%)

OR

95% CI

p-value

Presence of a companion during delivery

 

 Yes

3982

98.7

58.2

1,39

0.866–2.245

0.171

 No/did not want

63

1.3

47.6

1

  

Type of delivery

 

 Cesarean section

3120

76.8

52.5

0.367

0.312–0.432

 < 0.001

 Vaginal

940

23.2

76.3

1

  

Sex

      

 Female

2818

49.7

59.6

1.137

1.003–1.288

0.045

 Male

2041

50.3

56.5

1

  

Low birth weight

      

 Yes (< 2500 g)

117

2.9

50.4

0.724

0.498–1.052

0.090

 No (2500 g or more)

3920

97.1

58.3

1

  

Preterm birth

      

 Yes (34–36 weeks)

213

5.2

46.9

0.682

0.515–0.903

0.007

 No (≥ 37 weeks)

3847

94.8

58.6

1

  

Skin to skin contact

      

 Yes

1817

59.7

78.9

2.634

2.239–3.098

 < 0.001

 No

1229

40.3

55.9

1

  

Rooming-in directly after birth

     

 Yes

1447

35.8

69.0

1

  

 No

2598

64.2

52.0

0.490

0.427–0.562

 < 0.001

  1. Northeast, Southeast and South Regions, Brazil. 2017
  2. BF breastfeeding in the first hour of life