#4 There is some concern that if a woman has an epidural to reduce pain during childbirth,the drug can get into the baby's bloodstream, making the baby sleepier and less willingto breastfeed. In December 2006, the International Breastfeeding Journal publishedresults of a study conducted at Sydney University. Researchers followed up on 1,178singleton births, noting whether the mother had an epidural and whether she was stillbreastfeeding her baby at six months. The results of the study are summarized in thetable below. Here, 396 mothers received an epidural, and 704 were breastfeeding at sixmonths.Breastfeeding at sixmonths?YesNoTotalEpidural?Yes206190396No498284782Total7044741,178 a. We select a mother at random from this sample of 1,178 mothers. What is theprobability that the mother was breastfeeding at six months given that she had anepidural?b. Are having an epidural and breastfeeding at six months independent for this sample ofmothers? Explain, using probability rules to justify your answer.

It is given that the data in the two-way table form.Total sample mothers = 1178Epidural mothers =…

a. We select a mother at random from this sample of 1,178 mothers. What is the probability that the mother was breastfeeding at six months given that she had an epidural? b. Are having an epidural and breastfeeding at six months independent for this sample of mothers? Explain, using probability rules to justify your answer.