Table 2.
Reasons for attendance at clinic
| All women | Primiparous women | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % of all women | |
| Relating to baby | ||||
| Not latching on properly | 37 | 46 | 25 | 68 |
| Not taking enough milk | 11 | 14 | 9 | 82 |
| Advice on making up bottles | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| Advice on what formula to use | 0 | 0 | ||
| Advice about weaning | 4 | 5 | 4 | 100 |
| Other | 29 | 36 | 20 | 69 |
| Relating to mother | ||||
| Cracked/sore nipples | 26 | 33 | 15 | 58 |
| Mastitis/breast abscess | 3 | 4 | 1 | 33 |
| Not producing enough milk | 12 | 15 | 7 | 58 |
| Advice about expressing milk | 26 | 33 | 20 | 77 |
| Advice about own diet | 4 | 5 | 3 | 75 |
| Other | 15 | 19 | 11 | 73 |