Variables of the mother-baby dyad | Total | % | Practicing EBFa | Cessation of EBFb |
---|---|---|---|---|
Maternal age at birth | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 ≤20 years | 73 | 25.8 | 7 | 66 |
 >20 years | 210 | 74.2 | 36 | 174 |
Maternal schooling immediately after birth | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 ≤8 complete years of study | 80 | 28.3 | 13 | 67 |
 >8 complete years of study | 203 | 71.7 | 30 | 173 |
Remunerated activity performed by the mother until birth | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No | 167 | 59.0 | 30 | 137 |
 Yes | 116 | 41.0 | 13 | 103 |
Number of pregnancies | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Primigestae | 121 | 42.8 | 12 | 109 |
 Multigestae | 162 | 57.2 | 31 | 131 |
Maternal experience with EBF for at least one month before birth | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No | 152 | 53.7 | 17 | 135 |
 Yes | 131 | 46.3 | 26 | 105 |
Maternal experience with EBF for at least six months before birth | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No | 216 | 76.3 | 24 | 192 |
 Yes | 67 | 23.7 | 19 | 48 |
Planning of the last pregnancy | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No | 197 | 69.6 | 31 | 166 |
 Yes | 86 | 30.4 | 12 | 74 |
Number of prenatal visits attended | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 < six | 38 | 13.4 | 4 | 34 |
 ≥ six | 245 | 86.6 | 39 | 206 |
Maternal prenatal guidance about BF | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No | 147 | 51.9 | 23 | 124 |
 Yes | 136 | 48.1 | 20 | 116 |
Period of birth | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Daytime | 143 | 50.5 | 15 | 128 |
 Nighttime | 140 | 49.5 | 28 | 112 |
Classification of birth | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Cesarean | 111 | 39.2 | 16 | 95 |
 Vaginal | 172 | 60.8 | 27 | 145 |
Time of first baby suckling after birth | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 During the first hour of life or before | 109 | 38.5 | 17 | 92 |
 After the first hour of life | 174 | 61.5 | 26 | 148 |
Initial maternal difficulty with BF | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No | 206 | 72.8 | 38 | 168 |
 Yes | 77 | 27.2 | 5 | 72 |
Maternal guidance about BF after birth | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No | 12 | 4.2 | 2 | 10 |
 Yes | 271 | 95.8 | 41 | 230 |