Table 1 Characteristics of the women who completed the survey on infant feeding during the 2019/20 Australian landscape fire period (n = 102)

Maternal age (years) Mean (SD)

33.6 (± 5.9)

Age of the baby during landscape fire period (months), Mean (SD)

13.7 (± 6.4)

Smoking status n (%)

 Never smoker

70 (68.6)

 Ever smoker

26 (25.5)

 Current smoker

6 (5.9)

General Health n (%)

 Excellent

11 (10.8)

 Very good

37 (36.3)

 Good

42 (41.2)

 Fair

10 (9.8)

 Poor

2 (2.0)

Diagnosed any new condition in the past 6 months n (%)

2 (2.0)

Had to leave residence/to evacuate during fire period n (%)

3 (2.9)