Table 5 Timeframe used for ‘full breastfeeding at hospital discharge’ by Local Health Districts New South Wales
Local Health District | Total | Mothers’ intention at discharge | On the day of discharge | Over the last 12 h | Over the previous 24 h | Since birth | Question not answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
Sydney | 8 | 1 (13) | 5 (63) | 1 (13) | 1 (13) | ||
South-Eastern Sydney | 26 | 1 (4) | 8 (31) | 3 (12) | 4 (15) | 8 (31) | 2 (7) |
South-Western Sydney | 25 | 9 (36) | 1 (4) | 5 (20) | 8 (32) | 2 (8) | |
Western Sydney | 73 | 6 (8) | 17 (23) | 8 (11) | 21 (29) | 20 (27) | 1 (2) |
Northern Sydney | 16 | 5 (31) | 1 (6) | 5 (31) | 5 (31) | ||
Nepean Blue Mountains | 16 | 4 (25) | 1 (6) | 4 (25) | 4 (25) | 3 (19) | |
Illawarra Shoalhaven | 32 | 2 (6) | 7 (22) | 2 (6) | 10 (31) | 8 (25) | 3 (10) |
Murrumbidgee | 26 | 3 (12) | 1 (4) | 11 (42) | 11 (42) | ||
Central Coast | 22 | 1 (5) | 9 (41) | 1 (5) | 5 (23) | 6 (27) | |
Hunter New England | 25 | 5 (20) | 3 (12) | 10 (40) | 7 (28) | ||
Mid North Coast | 3 | 2 (67) | 1 (33) | ||||
Northern NSW | 10 | 3 (30) | 1 (10) | 3 (30) | 3 (30) | ||
Southern NSW | 16 | 10 (63) | 3 (19) | 3 (19) | |||
Western NSW | 18 | 8 (44) | 1 (6) | 4 (22) | 5 (28) | ||
Far West | 3 | 1 (33) | 1 (33) | 1 (33) | |||
TOTAL | 319 | 10 (3) | 90 (28) | 23 (7) | 93 (29) | 91 (29) | 12 (4) |