Characteristics of 423 postpartum women
| Variables | Participants (n (%)) |
| Demographics | |
| Age (years) | |
| <25 | 91 (21.5) |
| 25–29 | 174 (41.1) |
| ≥30 | 158 (37.4) |
| Educational status | |
| Middle school and less | 193 (45.7) |
| High school | 144 (34.1) |
| Above high school | 85 (20.1) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Han | 210 (49.6) |
| Other | 213 (50.4) |
| Per capita annual household income (Yuan/person） | |
| ≥10 000 | 131 (31.3) |
| 3751–9999 | 190 (45.5) |
| 0–3750 | 97 (23.2) |
| Delivery information | |
| Antenatal clinic visits | |
| <8 | 178 (42.1) |
| ≥8 | 245 (57.9) |
| Gender of last child | |
| Boy | 210 (49.8) |
| Girl | 212 (50.2) |
| Delivery mode | |
| Caesarean | 182 (43.4) |
| Vaginal | 237 (56.6) |
| Number of living children before index delivery | |
| 0 | 192 (45.4) |
| ≥1 | 231 (54.6) |
| Current status | |
| Infant feeding | |
| Any breastfeeding | 219 (52.8) |
| No breastfeeding | 196 (47.2) |
| Wants another child | |
| Yes | 121 (30.9) |
| No | 271 (69.1) |