Association between Breastfeeding Duration and Type of Birth Attendant

Table 3

Association between healthcare provider at birth and breastfeeding duration.

	Unadjusted COR (95% CI)		Parsimonious model
			AOR (95% CI)
	Breastfed < 6 months	Breastfed ≥ 6 months	Breastfed < 6 months	Breastfed ≥ 6 months
Family	1.07 (0.64–1.77)	1.17 (0.70–1.94)	1.52 (0.82–2.79)	2.04 (1.04–4.00)
Physician/other Physicians
Midwife/nurse midwife	2.32 (1.22–4.42)	3.99 (2.12–7.49)	1.43 (0.68–3.01)	2.43 (1.12–5.25)
Obstetrician	Reference

COR = crude odd ratio; CI = confidence interval; AOR = adjusted odd ratio. Note. Never breastfeeding is the reference category. arsimonious model controlling for marital status, education, race, income, age, prenatal WIC participation, postpartum WIC participation, mode of delivery, and breastfeeding intention.