Table 1.

Comparison of Breast-feeding Groups.

Characteristics	Epidural Anesthesia (n = 115)	No Epidural Anesthesia (n = 116)
Mean maternal age, y	29	27
Nulliparity, %	49^*	34^*
White race, %	95	96
Maternal length of stay, d	2.0	1.9
Infant female, %	50	50
Mean gestational age, wk	39	39
Mean birth weight, g	3,490	3,500
Mean Apgar score—1 min	8.2	8.2
Mean Apgar score—5 min	8.9	8.9
Infant umbilical arterial, pH	7.27^†	7.28^‡
Meconium, %	11	16
Infant length of stay, d	2.0	2.0
Infant positive Coombs test, %	11	10
Infant void within 24 hours, %	90	94