Table 4.
Mother's concerns precipitating a call to the hotline
| n | % | |
| Breastfeeding | 226 | 40.4 |
| Inadequate milk supply | 42 | |
| Spitting up/vomiting | 31 | |
| Engorgement | 28 | |
| General information | 22 | |
| Supplementation | 17 | |
| Mother on medication | 15 | |
| Sore nipples | 13 | |
| Weaning | 11 | |
| Baby's appetite decreasing | 10 | |
| Hiccoughs | 10 | |
| Baby not satisfied | 7 | |
| Mastitis | 6 | |
| Baby sleepy at breast | 5 | |
| Use of vitamins | 5 | |
| Slow weight gain | 2 | |
| Latching problems | 2 | |
| Infant Health/Illness | 102 | 18.3 |
| Infant Behaviour | 49 | 8.8 |
| Infant Elimination | 126 | 22.6 |
| Infant Sleep | 12 | 2.2 |
| Formula Feeding | 89 | 16.0 |
| Feeding Solids | 44 | 7.9 |
| Infant Crying | 27 | 4.8 |
| Infant Care | 61 | 11.0 |
| Immunization | 16 | 2.9 |
| Maternal Health | 56 | 10.1 |
| Medication | 14 | 2.5 |
| Community Resources | 4 | 0.7 |
| Other | 29 | 5.3 |