Table 3: Mothers' anxieties of breastfeeding (n = 348).

Mothers’ Opinions

Number 

%

Anxiety of not being able to breastfeed if contracted by COVID-19

Yes

200

57.5

No

74

21.3

Undecided

74

21.3

Anxiety that baby does not suck if she gets COVID-19

Yes

184

52.9

No

88

25.3

Undecided

76

21.8

Anxiety that breast milk will decrease if contracted COVID-19

Yes

193

55.5

No

93

26.7

Undecided

62

17.8

Anxious about breast refusal if unable to breastfeed due to COVID-19

Yes

166

47.7

No

115

33.0

Undecided

67

19.3

Anxiety that coronavirus will spread from breast milk to baby

Yes

161

46.3

No

109

31.3

Undecided

78

22.4

Anxious about the baby contracting COVID-19

Yes

314

90.2

No

20

5.7

Undecided

14

4.0