Mother and baby outcomes in relation to proactive and reactive compared with reactive-only telephone support for breast feeding
| Proactive calls (n=32) | Reactive-only calls (n=26) | RR (95% CI) | p Value | |
| Feeding at 6–8 weeks | ||||
| Any breast milk, n (%) | 22 (69) | 12 (46) | 1.49 (0.92 to 2.40) | 0.10 |
| Exclusive breast milk, n (%) | 17 (53) | 8 (31) | 1.73 (0.88 to 3.37) | 0.11 |
| Proactive calls (n=32) | Reactive-only calls (n=26) | Difference (95% CI) | p Value | |
| Satisfaction with help in hospital (score between 1 and 10) | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 8.5 (1.7) | 7.6 (2.8) | ||
| Median (IQR) | 9 (8–10) | 8 (7–10) | 0.9 (−0.4 to 2.1) | 0.16 |
| Satisfaction with help at home (score between 1 and 10) | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 8.7 (1.7) | 8.1 (1.8) | 0.6 (−0.4 to 1.5) | 0.23 |
| Median (IQR) | 9 (8–10) | 8 (8–10) | ||
| Occasions seen by community midwife (number) | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 4.2 (2.1) | 4.6 (2.0) | ||
| Median (IQR) | 4 (3–5) | 4 (3–5) | ||
| Occasions seen by health visitor (number) | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 3.7 (1.5) | 4.2 (1.7) | ||
| Median (IQR) | 4 (3–5) | 4 (3–5) | ||