Themes | Women living in Australia (N = 1600) n (%) | Women living in Ireland (N = 1139) n (%) | Women living in Sweden (N = 1348) n (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Made the effort to be discreet | 994 (62.1%) | 512 (44.9%) | 513 (38.1%) |
Moved to a private location | 454 (28.4%) | 291 (25.5%) | 272 (20.2%) |
Turned away | 217 (19.0%) | 334 (20.9%) | 154 (11.4%) |
Just got on with breastfeeding | 364 (22.8%) | 103 (9.0%) | 270 (20.0%) |
Never felt uncomfortable breastfeeding in front of others | 108 (6.8%) | 82 (7.2%) | 62 (4.6%) |
Not my problem | 77 (4.8%) | 18 (1.6%) | 14 (1.0%) |
Flagged their intention to breastfeed | 62 (3.9%) | 41 (3.5%) | 8 (0.6%) |
Tried to avoid the situation | 57 (3.6%) | 34 (2.9%) | 44 (3.3%) |
Used EBM or infant formula | 22 (1.4%) | 13 (1.1%) | 6 (0.4%) |
Had someone supportive with them | 13 (0.8%) | 7 (0.6%) | 5 (0.4%) |