• Baby Café drop-ins support 7,800 mums annually.
• In total mothers make 30,500 visits to Baby Café drop-ins with an average of 4 visits per mum.
• 70% of mums visit their Baby Café drop-in more than once and 36% visit five or more times.
• On average each drop-in offers 48 sessions per year of 1.9 hours each.
• Each Baby Café drop-in session supports an average of 7.5 mums.
• In total drop-ins offer 7,500 hours of support per year to breastfeeding mums.
• There are 153 paid staff working in drop-ins and 90 volunteers.
• On average each drop-in receives 1-2 volunteer hours per week.
• The most common reason for attending Baby Café drop-ins is for the social support gained from being with other breastfeeding mums. Close behind are the specific issues for which mums seek professional support (sleep issues, starting solids, expressing and milk supply issues are the next four).
• 99% of mums surveyed find their Baby Café drop-in ‘very helpful’ or ‘helpful’.

  Figures from Jan–Dec 2010