Table 3 Total categories ranked first, second or third by Australian, Irish and Swedish women
Australian Category citations N = 449 n (%) | Irish Category citations N = 192 n (%) | Swedish Category citations N = 382 n (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Breastfeeding was going well | 100 (22.3) | Informal face to face support | 41 (21.4) | Health professional support | 55 (14.4) |
Maternal knowledge of health benefits | 89 (19.8) | Informal online support | 30 (15.6) | Informal face to face support | 47 (12.3) |
Health professional support | 66 (14.7) | Partner support | 26 (13.5) | Partner support | 47 (12.3) |
Informal face to face support | 49 (10.9) | Maternal self-determination | 25 (13.0) | Maternal self-determination | 44 (11.5) |
Maternal self-determination | 42 (9.3) | Breastfeeding was going well | 21 (11.0) | Maternal knowledge of health benefits | 41 (10.7) |
Partner support | 39 (8.7) | Maternal knowledge of health benefits | 18 (9.4) | Breastfeeding was going well | 41 (10.7) |
Maternal awareness of psychological benefits | 25 (5.6) | Health professional support | 11 (5.7) | Maternal awareness of psychological benefits | 40 (10.5) |
Cultural norm | 17 (3.8) | Cultural norm | 9 (4.7) | Cultural norm | 36 (9.4) |
Work environment | 14 (3.1) | Work environment | 9 (4.7) | Informal online support | 28 (7.3) |
Informal online support | 8 (1.8) | Maternal awareness of psychological benefits | 2 (1.0) | Work environment | 3 (0.8) |
Total | 449 (100) | 192 (100) | 382 (100) | ||