Table 5. Surprise Status of Cohort Pregnancy, Birthweight and Breastfeeding by
Mothers’ Age at First birth, and Birth Order of Cohort Child
|
Age at Motherhood |
Total | ||||||
|
Up to 18 |
19 to 21 |
22 to 24 ___(%)__ |
25 to 27 |
28 to 30 ___(%)__ |
31 + | ||
|
As percentage of mothers’ having first births | |||||||
|
% who were surprised by cohort pregnancy |
86.9 |
75.9 |
54.8 |
35.5 |
25.5 |
22.7 |
42.2 |
|
Average birth weight (kilos) |
3.249 |
3.259 |
3.304 |
3.324 |
3.324 |
3.304 |
3.299 |
|
% who ever tried to breastfeed cohort baby |
472 |
587 |
72.1 |
78.5 |
84.3 |
88.5 |
76.3 |
|
Unweighted sample size |
860 |
1296 |
982 |
1H4 |
1435 |
1925 |
7629 |
|
As percentage of mothers’ having births of all orders | |||||||
|
% who were surprised by cohort pregnancy |
73.1 |
62.0 |
47.7 |
34.5 |
27.3 |
23.3 |
41.8 |
|
Average birth weight (kilos) |
3.282 |
3.311 |
3.369 |
3.423 |
3.399 |
3.373 |
3.365 |
|
% who ever tried to breastfeed cohort baby |
468 |
568 |
663 |
73.8 |
82~8 |
87.5 |
713 |
|
Unweighted sample size |
2544 |
3712 |
2944 |
3026 |
3038 |
3253 |
18517 |
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