Survey of Mothers Breast-Feeding at 1 Week and 1 Month of Age
| 1 Week | 1 Month | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case Subjects (n = 30) | Control Subjects (n = 67) | P Value | Case Subjects (n = 23) | Control Subjects (n = 50) | P Value | |
| Breast-feeding going well: | .398 | |||||
| Yes | 29 (96.7%) | 63 (94%) | ||||
| No | 1 (3.3%) | 1 (1.5%) | ||||
| Don’t know | 3 (4.5%) | |||||
| Extremely sore nipples | 7 (23.3%) | 19 (28.4%) | .216 | 5 (21.7%) | 5 (10%) | .439 |
| Nipples cracked or bleeding | 4 (13.3%) | 13 (19.4%) | .216 | 2 (8.6%) | 6 (12%) | .398 |
| Mother worried baby not growing well | 1 (3.3%) | 6 (9.0%) | .355 | 3 (13%) | 7 (14%) | .999 |
| Baby’s doctor worried baby not growing well | 1 (3.3%) | 2 (3.0%) | .695 | 1 (4.3%) | 2 (4%) | .617 |
| Baby always hungry | 9 (39.1%) | 19 (38%) | .522 | |||
| Breast pain | 8 (34.7%) | 8 (16%) | .425 | |||
| Breast infection | 3 (13%) | 4 (8%) | .674 | |||
| Not enough milk | 1 (4.3%) | 4 (8%) | .808 | |||