Research Article

Discordance in Couples Pregnancy Intentions and Breastfeeding Duration: Results from the National Survey of Family Growth 2011–2013

Table 3

Association between couple pregnancy intention and breastfeeding duration: NSFG 2011-2013.

Unadjusted Model COR (95% CI)Parsimonious Model
AOR (95% CI)
Never BreastfedBreastfed<6 monthsNever BreastfedBreastfed <6 months

Father + Mother +ReferenceReference
Father – Mother –3.58 (2.19-5.84)2.00 (1.22-3.28)2.58 (2.05-3.25)1.78 (1.24-2.54)
Father + Mother –2.39 (1.72-3.31)1.47 (1.13-1.92)1.98 (1.37-2.87)1.43 (1.07-1.91)
Father – Mother +2.67 (0.79-9.06)2.33 (0.99-5.46)2.20 (0.71-6.82)2.37 (1.08-5.17)

COR: crude odds ratio; AOR: adjusted odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.
Note: breastfeeding at least 6 months is the reference category.
Parsimonious model controlling for current insurance, poverty level, maternal age, and if the mother was born outside the United States.