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Table 3 Characteristics of mothers using hotline

From: Development and evaluation of a Chinese-language newborn feeding hotline: A prospective cohort study

 

n

%

Age of mother in years (n = 365 women)

  

   20–25

20

5.5

   26–30

97

26.6

   31–35

130

35.6

   36–40

86

23.6

   41–45

32

8.8

Weeks postpartum at time of call (n = 557 calls)

  

   0–1

109

20.0

   2–3

147

27.0

   4–5

72

13.2

   6–7

38

7.0

   8–9

44

8.1

   10–19

83

15.2

   20–29

36

6.6

   30+

16

2.9

   Not stated

12

 

Method of Feeding at time of call

  

   Breastfeeding exclusively:

246

44.1

   Formula feeding exclusively:

121

21.8

   Combination feeding

190

34.1