Table 1.
Characteristics of each Baby Café site
| Site 1 | Site 2 | Site 3 | Site 4 | Site 5 | Site 6 | Site 7 | Site 8 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Nothern England | Northern England | Northern England | Inner London | Inner London | Outer London | Outer London | SE England |
| Venue | Children's centre | Private sector | Children's centre | Health centre | Community centre | Children's centre | Children's centre | Community centre |
| Facilitator | Midwife | Midwife IBCLC | Breastfeeding counsellor IBCLC | Health visitor | Breastfeeding counsellor IBCLC | Breastfeeding counsellor IBCLC | Health visitor IBCLC | Breastfeeding counsellor |
| Length of time Baby Café open | 9 years | 11 years | 10 years | 3 years | 3 years | 2 years | 8 years | 3 years |
| Length of weekly session | 2 h | 3 h | 2 h | 2 h | 2 h | 1.5 h | 2 h | 2 h |
| Number of women using the service during 2014 | 148 | 442 | 119 | 96 | 276 | 87 | 174 | 142 |