COVID patients (n = 110) | Comparison group (n = 189) | P-value | |
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Maternal characteristics, (%) | |||
Age in years, median (IQR) | 33 (29–36) | 35 (31–37) | 0.005 |
Maternal education | 0.001 | ||
No education | 0.9 | 1.1 | |
Primary education | 16.7 | 5.0 | |
Secondary education | 44.2 | 37.7 | |
University education | 38.2 | 56.2 | |
Marital status (single) | 4.8 | 4.4 | 0.87 |
Breast reduction surgery | 1.9 | 2.7 | 0.65 |
Previous children | 60.9 | 55.5 | 0.36 |
Previous any BF | 88.8 | 92.1 | 0.47 |
Satisfactory previous BF | 80.0 | 83.8 | 0.55 |
Duration of previous BF in weeks, median (IQR) | 28 (16–79) | 32 (20–68) | 0.66 |
Type of feeding desired during pregnancy | 0.04 | ||
EBF | 84.1 | 92.9 | |
BF | 6.6 | 2.2 | |
FF | 9.3 | 4.9 | |
Vaginal birth | 74.3 | 80.4 | 0.21 |
Epidural analgesia | 89.6 | 91.9 | 0.50 |
Variables related to the newborn | |||
Sex (female) | 60.0 | 50.2 | 0.10 |
Gestational age in weeks, median (IQR) | 39 (38–40) | 39 (38–40) | 0.93 |
Weight in grams, median (IQR) | 3230 (3010–3500) | 3230 (3010–3560) | 0.78 |
Advanced resuscitation | 9.2 | 5.3 | 0.19 |
Variables related to perinatal care | |||
Information on BF in prenatal consultations | 71.8 | 73.7 | 0.67 |
Information on BF in the delivery room | 89.9 | 86.2 | 0.43 |
Companionship during dilatation | 92.4 | 95.6 | 0.25 |
Companionship during the birth | 77.1 | 86.2 | 0.04 |
Skin-to-skin contact in the delivery room | 89.8 | 93.1 | 0.31 |
Rooming-in | 100 | 99.4 | 0.44 |
Assessment of at least one intake during the hospital stay | 87.9 | 93.5 | 0.25 |