Association between Infant Feeding and Early Postpartum Infant Body Composition: A Pilot Prospective Study

Table 1

Characteristics of mothers and infants according to type of feeding.

Maternal characteristics	EBF (𝑛=27)	MF (𝑛=13)	P-value
Age (years)	30.78±5.16	28.23±4.48	NS
Years of schooling	17.44±2.26	17.31±3.30	NS
Maternal height (m)	1.64±0.07	1.61±0.06	NS
Maternal prepregnancy weight (kg)	59.90±8.28	67.27±12.86	.034
Prepregnancy BMI (kg/m^2)	22.21±2.77	26.15±6.59	.011
Maternal weight at delivery (kg)	75.13±9.68	82.66±10.91	.033
Pregnancy weight gain (kg)	15.10±3.95	15.42±4.52	NS
Gestational age at delivery (weeks)	39.46±0.86	39.25±0.90	NS
	n (%)	n (%)
Marital Status			NS
Married	25 (92.6)	11 (84.6)
Single	2 (7.4)	2 (15.4)
Ethnicity			NS
White/Caucasian	24 (88.9)	10 (76.9)
Black/African American	3 (11.1)	3 (23.1)
Employment status			NS
Full time	15 (55.6)	8 (61.5)
Part time	7 (25.9)	4 (30.8)
Not working	5 (18.5)	1 (7.7)
Type of delivery			NS
Vaginal/spontaneous	23 (85.2)	8 (69.2)
Cesarean	4 (14.8)	4 (30.8)
Infant characteristics
Birth weight (kg)	3.44±0.42	3.52±4.33	NS
Birth length (cm)	51.36±2.03	51.34±2.20	NS
Gender			NS
Boys	15 (55.6)	7 (53.8)
Girls	12 (44.4)	6 (46.2)

EBF: exclusive breasfeeding; MF: mixed feeding.