Table 1.

Reasons for non-participation in study

Reason for non-participation	No (%) of women
Not eligible:
Insufficient English	440 (19.2)
Low birthweight baby	152 (6.6)
Baby unwell	39 (1.7)
Woman unwell	39 (1.7)
Stillbirth or neonatal death	15 (0.7)
Not approached:
Doctor had declined study participation for all his or her patients	387 (16.9)
Going home too soon to take part	376 (16.4)
Already discharged	334 (14.6)
Unavailable or too busy	145 (6.3)
Other reasons	92 (4.0)
Declined invitation to participate	275 (12.0)
Total	2294 (100)