First-Time Mothers’ Enjoyment of Breastfeeding Correlates with Duration of Breastfeeding, Sense of Coherence, and Parental Couple and Child Relation: A Longitudinal Swedish Cohort Study
Table 1
Overview of characteristics at different times (Q) throughout the study.
First-time mothers (n)
M (SD)
MD, range
Frequencies in percentage (%)
Age (years) at Q1
310
27.9 (4.1)
27, 18–43
Country of birth at Q4
191
Sweden
178
93.2
Nordic country
1
0.5
Europe, other than Nordic country
3
1.6
Non-European country
8
4.2
Missing
1
0.5
Education (years) at Q4
184
14.4 (2.0)
15, 9–19
Civil status at Q1
325
Married
72
22.2
Cohabiting
212
65.2
Not living together
4
1.2
Missing
37
11.4
Length of parental couple relationship (years) at Q4
146
7.7 (3.4)
7.3–24
Still in the same parental couple relationship
At Q3
239
98.8
At Q4
185
96.9
Perceived economy at Q1
325
Very good
54
16.6
Good
148
45.5
Sufficient
75
23.1
Strained
10
3.1
Missing
38
11.7
Perceived economy at Q2
269
Very good
16
5.9
Good
112
41.6
Sufficient
109
40.5
Strained
32
11.9
Missing
0
0.0
Perceived economy at Q3
242
Very good
16
6.6
Good
85
35.1
Sufficient
105
43.4
Strained
35
14.5
Missing
1
0.4
Perceived economy at Q4
191
Very good
32
16.8
Good
97
50.8
Sufficient
50
26.2
Strained
12
6.3
Missing
0
0.0
On parental leave
At Q2
258
95.9
At Q3
167
69.0
At Q4
50
26.2
Weeks of any breastfeeding
248
27.5 (19.0)
27.0, 0–105
First week after birth (at Q1)
246
99.2
4 weeks after birth
223
89.9
11 weeks after birth
186
75.0
21 weeks after birth
149
60.0
26 weeks after birth (at Q2)
136
54.8
36 weeks after birth
74
29.8
42 weeks after birth
50
20.2
57 weeks after birth
10
4.0
67 weeks after birth
5
2.0
91 weeks after birth
2
1.0
Breastfeeding first week after birth
Exclusive breastfeeding
218
67.1
Partial breastfeeding
50
15.4
Breastfeeding six months after birth
Exclusive breastfeeding
35
13.0
Partial breastfeeding
136
50.1
Breastfeeding one year after birth
Partial breastfeeding
22
9.1
Breastfeeding two years after birth
Partial breastfeeding
2
1.0
Pregnant
At Q3
20
8.3
At Q4
52
27.2
Given birth to a second child
At Q3
2
0.8
At Q4
40
20.9
Breastfed a second child at Q4
191
Yes, one child
41
21.5
Yes, two or more children
2
1.0
Willingness to breastfeed a second child at Q4
191
Yes
153
80.1
No
10
5.2
Do not know
16
8.4
Missing
12
6.3
Questionnaires: Q1: first week after birth; Q2: six months after birth; Q3: one year after birth; Q4: two years after birth. Values: n = number of participants; M = mean; SD = standard deviation; MD = median.
