The Impact of Previous Pregnancy Loss on Lactating Behaviors and Use of Herbal Medicines during Breastfeeding: A Post Hoc Analysis of the Herbal Supplements in Breastfeeding InvesTigation (HaBIT)
Table 2
Information on breastfeeding.
Breastfeeding women, overall n=233 ()
No History of miscarriages/stillbirths n=153 ()
History of miscarriages/stillbirths n=80 ()
p-value
Information on breastfeeding importance
184 (78.97)
120 (78.43)
64 (80.00)
0.866
Exclusive breastfeeding
196 (84.12)
132 (86.27)
64 (80.00)
0.258
Median duration of exclusive breastfeeding (IQR), months
6 (4-7)
6 (4-7)
6 (4-7)
0.823
Supplements
Water
4 (1.72)
2 (1.31)
2 (2.50)
0.609
Artificial milk
34 (14.59)
20 (13.07)
14 (17.50)
0.435
Tisane
5 (2.15)
4 (2.61)
1 (1.25)
0.663
Breastfeeding-related difficulties
Mastitis
17 (7.30)
13 (8.50)
4 (5.00)
0.431
Breast fissures
77 (33.05)
49 (32.03)
28 (35.00)
0.662
Engorgement
76 (32.62)
51 (33.33)
25 (31.25)
0.771
Inverted nipple
19 (8.15)
15 (9.80)
4 (5.00)
0.313
Poor milk production
29 (12.45)
18 (11.76)
11 (13.75)
0.679
Incompatibilities with work
10 (4.29)
7 (4.58)
3 (3.75)
1.000
Practical difficulties in breastfeeding management
