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Table 2 Second-line strategies and parity

From: Breastfeeding self-efficacy of women using second-line strategies for healthy term infants in the first week postpartum: an Australian observational study

Frequency of use – second-line strategies

Primiparous

Multiparous

Total

   

n = 36

n = 26

n = 62

 

Bottle

Once only

5

4

9

 

Regular

Up to 5 times

8

7

15

 

Teat n = 38

More than 5 times

10

4

14

  

Knowledge

44

69

113*(91.9)

  

Preference

0

3

3(2.4)

 

Bottle

Once only

1

4

5

 

Wide teat

Up to 5 times

4

2

6

 

n = 22

More than 5 times

8

3

11

  

Knowledge

39

58

97*(78.9)

  

Preference

1

0

1(0.8)

 

Syringe only

Once only

6

5

11

 

n = 27

Up to 5 times

5

6

11

  

More than 5 times

4

1

5

  

Knowledge

24

48

72*(58.5)

  

Preference

0

1

1(0.8)

 

Syringe+

Once only

2

0

2

 

Finger feeding

Up to 5 times

3

3

6

 

n = 13

More than 5 times

5

0

5

  

Knowledge

11

15

26*(21.1)

  

Preference

2

2

4(3.3)

 

Syringe + tube+

Once only

0

0

0

 

Finger feeding

Up to 5 times

2

0

2

 

n = 4

More than 5 times

2

0

2

  

Knowledge

8

14

22*(17.9)

  

Preference

1

0

1(0.8)

 

Cup

Once only

4

2

6

 

n = 12

Up to 5 times

5

1

6

  

More than 5 times

0

0

0

  

Knowledge

14

30

44*(35.8)

  

Preference

1

0

1(0.8)

 

Supply line

Once only

0

0

0

 

n = 1

Up to 5 times

0

0

0

  

More than 5 times

1

0

1

  

Knowledge

6

13

19*(15.4)

  

Preference

2

0

2(1.6)

 

Nipple shield

Once only

1

1

2

 

n = 17

Up to 5 times

4

3

7

  

More than 5 times

4

4

8

  

Knowledge

32

55

87*(70.7)

  

Preference

9

5

14(11.4)

  1. *n = 128, remainder did not indicate knowledge of the strategy.