From: Callers’ attitudes and experiences of UK breastfeeding helpline support
Caller characteristics | Frequency (%) |
---|---|
Age (years) | |
Under 20 | 3 (0.3) |
20–24 | 47 (5.2) |
25–29 | 200 (22.0) |
30–34 | 352 (38.8) |
35–39 | 236 (26.0) |
40+ | 55 (6.1) |
Missing | 15 (1.7) |
Marital status | |
Married/living together | 858 (94.5) |
In relationship | 17 (1.9) |
Single/separated/divorced | 19 (2.1) |
Not recorded | 14 (1.5) |
Ethnicity | |
White | 778 (85.7) |
Mixed | 22 (2.4) |
Asian/Asian British | 63 (6.9) |
Black/Black British | 21 (2.3) |
Chinese/Other | 9 (1.0) |
Not recorded | 15 (1.7) |
Parity | |
First-time mothers | 607 (66.9) |
At least one previous child | 288 (31.7) |
Not recorded | 13 (1.4) |
Age of child at time of call | |
Pregnant | 5 (0.6) |
Under 1 month | 446 (49.1) |
Between 1–5 months | 340 (37.4) |
Between 6–12 months | 86 (9.5) |
Over 12 months | 16 (1.8) |
Not recorded | 15 (1.6) |
Current infant feeding practices | |
Exclusive/fully breastfeeding1 | 628 (69.2) |
Mixed feeding (breast and artificial milk) | 189 (20.8) |
Formula feeding | 68 (7.5) |
Not applicable2 | 10 (1.1) |
Missing | 13 (1.4) |
Did mother breastfeed previous child/children (n = 301) | |
Breastfed previous child/children | 241 (80.1) |
Did not breastfeed previous child/children | 44 (14.6) |
Missing | 16 (5.3) |