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Effects on the newborn infant and breastfeeding outcomes, according to group |
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| Outcomes |
Support (N = 105) |
Control (N = 107) |
RR (95%CI) |
p value |
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| Apgar score at 1 minute < 7 |
20 |
21 |
0.97 (0.56–1.68) |
0.915 |
| Apgar score at 5 minutes < 7 |
3 |
2 |
1.53 (0.26–8.96) |
0.681* |
| Birthweight (g) (mean ± SD 95%) |
3.197 (2.360–4.245) |
3.246 (2.410–4.145) |
- |
0.370¶ |
| Admission to NICU |
5 |
6 |
0.91 (0.47–1.77) |
0.781 |
| Immediate contact mother/newborn |
52 |
41 |
1.29 (0.95–1.76) |
0.100 |
| Time of contact mother/newborn (min) (mean ± 95% SD) |
25.1 (10–55) |
22.7 (10–40) |
- |
0.360† |
| Takes breast/suckles in delivery room |
12 |
7 |
1.75 (0.72–4.26) |
0.213 |
| Takes breast/suckles (12 h following birth) |
99 |
100 |
1.08 (0.59–1.97) |
0.801 |
| Breast fissure |
7 |
6 |
1.19 (0.41–3.42) |
0.747 |
| Number of breast-feeds 12 hours following birth (mean) |
4.3 (0–12) |
4.4 (0–10) |
- |
0.589† |
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Chi-squared test, * Fisher's Exact Test, ¶Student's t-test, † Wilcoxon's test | ||||
Bruggemann et al. Reproductive Health 2007 4:5 doi:10.1186/1742-4755-4-5 |
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