New mothers (n=380) |
Mean +SD or number (%) |
Age, years |
33.14
±
5.09 |
Highest academic qualification: |
|
University degree
(laurea magistrale) |
82 – 21,57% |
Some post-secondary education (laurea
triennale) |
69 – 18,15% |
Secondary education or less
(medie/superiori) |
229 – 60,26% |
Weight |
|
Obese, |
95 -
25% |
Overweight, |
10 -
2,63% |
Normal weight |
275
-
72,36% |
Underweight |
0 e 0% |
Smoking |
40 -
10,52% |
Alchool |
34
-
8,94% |
Primiparous |
193
-
50,78% |
Gestational age in weeks |
39,34
±
1,22 |
Ø
41 , weeks |
68 -
17,89 % |
Type of birth |
|
Vaginal delivery |
292
-
76,84% |
Elactive cesarean delivery |
43
–
11,31 % |
Emergency cesarean delivery |
45
–
11,84 |
Breastfeeding at discharge: |
|
Exclusie |
271
-
71,31% |
Complementay |
92 -
24,21% |
Formula |
17 -
4,40% |
Tabella 1: dati antropometrici e caratteristiche del campione preso in esame