Research Article

Alternative Hospital Gift Bags and Breastfeeding Exclusivity

Table 3

Mean durations of exclusive and partial breastfeeding compared (pair-wise) between study groups.

COMMERCIAL (mean ± SD)BF-INFO (mean ± SD)PUMP (mean ± SD)

Exclusive (weeks)6.12 ± 4.497.87 ± 4.630.010
6.12 ± 4.498.28 ± 4.860.001
7.87 ± 4.638.28 ± 4.860.772

Partial (weeks)8.47 ± 4.3510.48 ± 3.26<0.001
8.47 ± 4.3510.89 ± 2.96<0.001
10.48 ± 3.2610.89 ± 2.960.643