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Table 2 How women in the survey described the antenatal visit and postnatal phone calls

From: A mixed methods evaluation of peer support in Bristol, UK: mothers’, midwives’ and peer supporters’ views and the effects on breastfeeding

Antenatal visit description (n = 163)

Number (%*)

Postnatal phone calls (n = 163)

Number (%*)

Helpful

129 (79%)

Helpful

103 (63%)

Encouraging

82 (50%)

Supportive

80 (49%)

Welcome

60 (37%)

Welcome

66 (40.5%)

Clear

43 (26%)

Reassuring

60 (37%)

Unhelpful

1 (0.6%)

Unhelpful

2 (1%)

Confusing

1 (0.6%)

Inconvenient

2 (1%)

Annoying

0

Worrying

1 (0.6%)

Discouraging

0

Annoying

0

  1. *percentages do not add up to 100% as more than one adjective could be selected.