Infants of all pregnant women residing in the 3 health districts of Avon; age group: birth to 4 years. Bed share was categorized into the following 3 groups: early, late, and constant
Data available on 7447 subjects
Bed share
Breast feeding rate at 6 months = 733/1415 (constant and early bed share), 2111/6032 (no bed share) OR (95% CI): 2.0 (1.77 to 2.25)
Reported only breast feeding rate (not exclusive breast feeding rate). The adjusted OR for bedsharing in the neonatal age group is not known. Loss to followup was 50% loss.
Breast feeding rate at 12 months = 322/1415 (constant and early bed share), 549/6032 (no bed share) OR (95% CI): 2.94 (2.52 to 3.44)
Mother-infant pairs with infants up to 6 months attending health clinics over 4 months in year 2006
Data available on 682 subjects
Bed share
Breast feeding rate = 249/501 (bed share), 45/181 (no bed share) Adjusted OR (95% CI): 1.50 (1.12 to 2.37)
Exclusive breast feeding rate one month prior to interview. Only 20.3% of study infants were <1 mo of age—data for this subgroup is not known. Loss to followup was <5%