Table 1.
Sample characteristics of 21 women interviewed about breast feeding
| Characteristic | No of women |
|---|---|
| Age (years): | |
| 16-20 | 6 |
| 21-30 | 10 |
| 31-40 | 5 |
| Housing: | |
| Owner occupied | 6 |
| Rented | 15 |
| Living arrangements: | |
| Living separately from the father of baby: | |
| Living alone | 2 |
| Living with one other person | 2 |
| Living with two or more people | 4 |
| Living with father of baby: | |
| Living as couple | 11 |
| Sharing with others | 2 |
| Mother’s age at completing full time education (years): | |
| ⩽16 | 18 |
| 17 or 18 | 2 |
| >18 | 1 |
| Mother’s employment status at time of antenatal interview: | |
| Full time employment | 9 |
| Half time or temporary employment | 4 |
| Unemployed | 6 |
| Student | 2 |
| Method of delivery: | |
| Spontaneous vaginal delivery | 12 |
| Assisted delivery | 7 |
| Elective caesarean under general anaesthetic | 1 |
| Moved out of area; no birth details available | 1 |
| Complications in baby: | |
| 35 Week gestation; admitted to special care for 7 days | 1 |
| Meconium aspiration at term; in neonatal unit for 24 hours | 1 |
| Ventricular septal defect diagnosed at routine newborn examination | 1 |
| Maternal complications: | |
| Postpartum haemorrhage | 2 |
| Third degree tear | 1 |