Chapter 1. Prenatal Survey

Table 1.25. Percent of pregnant women planning to continue breastfeeding after they return to work by selected demographics1, among those who plan to breastfeed

Infant Feeding Practices Study II

  N Yes No No plan to work
after birth
Total (%)
ALL 3,968 53.9 10.2 35.9 100
Age
18-24 1,062 58.5 12.6 28.9 100
25-29 1,323 51.9 9.7 38.4 100
30-34 995 51.3 8.6 40.1 100
35+ 579 54.9 9.5 35.6 100
Parity
Primiparous 1,285 68.2 10.5 21.2 100
Multiparous 2,547 46.3 9.7 44.0 100
Education
HS or less 755 47.2 11.9 40.9 100
Some college 1,478 51.1 10.3 38.6 100
College graduate 1,284 58.7 6.6 34.7 100
Income (% of poverty)
< 185% 1,696 48.6 11.3 40.1 100
185- < 350% 1,393 54.9 8.8 36.3 100
>=350% 879 62.5 10.4 27.2 100
WIC Participant
No 2,724 55.2 8.6 36.2 100
Yes 1,236 51.2 13.5 35.3 100
Race
White 3,105 52.8 9.2 38.0 100
Black 228 61.4 17.5 21.1 100
Hispanic 289 55.4 14.2 30.4 100
Region
Northeast 624 55.0 12.3 32.7 100
Midwest 1,121 57.6 10.3 32.1 100
South 1,350 52.2 10.4 37.4 100
West 873 51.0 8.2 40.8 100

1Table is based on variables: P30