Table 3 Breastfeeding initiation and cessation by breastfeeding support factors
All women | Initiated breastfeeding | Stopped breastfeeding by 10 days | Stopped breastfeeding between 10 days and 6 weeks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
na | na | (%)b | (%)b,c | (%)b,d | |
Feeding help/advice from parent support or peer group | |||||
Yes | 504 | 444 | (86.9) | (8.0) | (13.0) |
No | 4310 | 3418 | (78.2) | (13.6) | (17.2) |
Feeding help/advice from voluntary organisation | |||||
Yes | 264 | 257 | (97.3) | (5.1) | (12.7) |
No | 4550 | 3605 | (78.1) | (12.7) | (17.1) |
Feeding help/advice from breastfeeding clinic | |||||
Yes | 584 | 572 | (97.8) | (5.0) | (15.4) |
No | 4230 | 3290 | (76.6) | (13.6) | (17.0) |
Needed help and advice re. feeding | |||||
Yes | 3315 | 617 | (60.3) | (14.2) | (18.1) |
No | 882 | 547 | (83.4) | (5.5) | (9.4) |
Attended a baby café | |||||
Yes | 283 | 239 | (82.5) | (9.4) | (10.4) |
No | 874 | 689 | (77.4) | (12.0) | (16.4) |
Service not available | 3595 | 2882 | (79.2) | (13.6) | (17.4) |
Midwives gave active support and encouragement re. feeding | |||||
Yes, always | 1861 | 1588 | (84.4) | (11.3) | (14.3) |
Yes, generally | 1927 | 1603 | (82.1) | (13.3) | (18.4) |
No | 727 | 489 | (65.6) | (19.6) | (21.5) |
Don’t know | 85 | 58 | (67.4) | (7.0) | (15.8) |
Didn’t want this | 150 | 75 | (48.7) | (6.6) | (6.0) |