Table 2 Participants’ opinions on ABE
From: Women’s perspectives on antenatal breast expression: a cross-sectional survey
All participants | Previously undertaken ABE? | BMI | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | Can’t remember | P value | Under 25 kg/m2 | Overweight | Obese | P value | |||
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||||
Is ABE a good idea? | Yes | 233 (34.3) | 76 (78.4) | 153 (26.8) | 1 (25.0) | †p < 0.001 | 85 (30.2) | 67 (31.8) | 76 (46.6) | 0.007 |
No | 48 (7.1) | 1 (1.0) | 47 (8.2) | 0 (0.0) | 19 (6.8) | 15 (7.1) | 11 (6.8) | |||
Not sure | 398 (58.6) | 20 (20.6) | 372 (65.0) | 3 (75.0) | 177 (63.0) | 129 (61.1) | 76 (46.6) | |||
Would you consider doing ABE if it was found to help prepare for breastfeeding? | Yes | 547 (80.9) | 94 (96.9) | 445 (78.1) | 4 (100) | †p < 0.001 | 220 (79.4) | 175 (82.6) | 134 (82.2) | 0.280 |
No | 43 (6.4) | 1 (1.0) | 42 (7.4) | 0 (0.0) | 15 (5.4) | 13 (6.1) | 14 (8.6) | |||
Not sure | 86 (12.7) | 2 (2.1) | 83 (14.5) | 0 (0.0) | 42 (15.2) | 24 (11.3) | 15 (9.2) | |||