Table 3.

Characteristics of mothers using hotline

	n	%
Age of mother in years (n = 365 women)
20–25	20	5.5
26–30	97	26.6
31–35	130	35.6
36–40	86	23.6
41–45	32	8.8
Weeks postpartum at time of call (n = 557 calls)
0–1	109	20.0
2–3	147	27.0
4–5	72	13.2
6–7	38	7.0
8–9	44	8.1
10–19	83	15.2
20–29	36	6.6
30+	16	2.9
Not stated	12
Method of Feeding at time of call
Breastfeeding exclusively:	246	44.1
Formula feeding exclusively:	121	21.8
Combination feeding	190	34.1