Table 2 Parent and infant characteristics
Characteristics | n (20) |
|---|---|
Age of parent (years) | |
20–29 | 11 |
30–39 | 9 |
Gender | |
Female | 19 |
Male | 1 |
Ethnicity | |
White British or Irish | 18 |
European | 2 |
Employment status | |
Unemployed | 5 |
Employed | 14 |
Self-employed | 1 |
Smoking status | |
Regular smoker | 3 |
Non smoker | 13 |
Occasional smoker | 4 |
Parent Body Mass Index (BMI)/weight status | |
< 18.5 (Underweight) | 1 |
18.5–24.9 (Healthy Weight) | 7 |
25–29.9 (Overweight) | 7 |
30–39.9 (Obese) | 3 |
40 > (Morbidly Obese) | 1 |
Missing Data | 1 |
Level of education | |
GCSEs | 3 |
NVQs | 2 |
A Level | 3 |
Diploma | 7 |
Degree | 3 |
Higher Degree | 2 |
Age of infant | |
Newborn – 12 weeks | 1 |
3–6 months | 13 |
7–9 months | 3 |
10–12 months | 3 |
Infant gender | |
Male | 10 |
Female | 10 |
Infant Birth Weight | |
< 2.93 kg | 4 |
2.93 to <3.24 kg | 5 |
3.24 to <3.49 kg | 2 |
3.49 kg to <3.81 kg | 5 |
> 3.81 kg | 4 |
Infant ever breastfed | |
Yes | 18 |
No | 2 |
Geographical Area of Cambridgeshire | |
Wisbech | 16 |
Littleport | 3 |
Ely | 1 |