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Table 4 Categories ranked as first by Australian, Irish and Swedish women

From: Australian, Irish and Swedish women’s perceptions of what assisted them to breastfeed for six months: exploratory design using critical incident technique

Australian Categories N = 153 n (%)

Irish Categories N = 64 n (%)

Swedish Categories N = 139 n (%)

Maternal knowledge of health benefits

54 (35.3)

Informal face to face support

13 (20.3)

Maternal self-determination

27 (19.4)

Health professional support

22 (14.4)

Partner support

11 (17.2)

Maternal knowledge of health benefits

21 (15.1)

Breastfeeding was going well

19 (12.4)

Informal online support

11 (17.2)

Maternal awareness of psychological benefits

21 (15.1)

Maternal self-determination

18 (11.8)

Maternal self-determination

8 (12.5)

Partner support

18 (12.9)

Partner support

17 (11.1)

Maternal knowledge of health benefits

7 (10.9)

Breastfeeding was going well

17 (12.2)

Informal face to face support

9 (5.9)

Breastfeeding was going well

5 (7.8)

Informal face to face support

11 (7.9)

Maternal awareness of psychological benefits

7 (4.6)

Cultural norm

4 (6.3)

Health professional support

10 (7.2)

Work environment

3 (2.0)

Work environment

4 (6.3)

Cultural norm

9 (6.5)

Cultural norm

3 (2.0)

Maternal awareness of psychological benefits

1 (1.6)

Informal online support

3 (2.2)

Informal online support

1 (0.7)

Health professional support

-

Work environment

2 (1.4)

Total

153 (100)

 

64 (100)

 

139 (100)