Description of assistance | Birth type | Â | |
---|---|---|---|
Caesar | Vaginal | TOTAL | |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
No assistance | 5 (6.4) | 9 (11.5) | 9 (11.5) |
a Hands ‘off’ support (without other support) | 0 (0) | 7 (9) | 7 (9) |
 Readiness of baby to breastfeed discussed |  |  |  |
 Encouragement given |  |  |  |
 Verbal instruction given |  |  |  |
 Mother assisted to another position |  |  |  |
 Mother’s hands guided to support baby |  |  |  |
 Baby feeding behaviour noted |  |  |  |
 Baby ability to breastfed affirmed |  |  |  |
 Assisted to sit up – bed wound up |  |  |  |
Hands ‘on’ position - minimal assistance | 3 (3.8) | 22 (28.2) | 25 (32.1) |
 Baby turned to face mother’s breast |  |  |  |
 Mother reassured and praise given |  |  |  |
 Instruction regards expressing |  |  |  |
 Father moves baby over to nipple |  |  |  |
 Baby positioned close to breast |  |  |  |
b,c Hands ‘on’ attach - moderate assistance | 6 (7.7) | 14 (17.9) | 20 (25.6) |
 Baby’s neck held by tong gripb |  |  |  |
 Mother’s breast shaped to help baby attachb |  |  |  |
 Baby held to breast for motherb |  |  |  |
 Back of baby head heldc | 3 (3.8) | 14 (17.9) | 17 (21.8) |
 Colostrum expressed for mother |  |  |  |
 Breastfeeding assistance offered |  |  |  |