Chapter 2. Neonatal Survey

Table 2.24. Percent of mothers who got their first help with breastfeeding in each time period after the baby's birth by selected demographics1, among mothers who had help with breastfeeding

Infant Feeding Practices Study II
  N Less than
30 minutes		 30 to 60
minutes		 1 to 2
hours		 3 to 6
hours		 7 to 12
hours		 13 to 24
hours		 1
day		 2
days		 More than
2 days		 Total )%)
ALL 1,884 14.2 16.1 15.8 19.0 11.3 8.7 10.7 3.1 1.1 100
Age
18-24 424 16.5 19.1 17.0 17.9 12.5 5.9 7.8 2.1 1.2 100
25-29 674 13.9 17.5 15.4 18.1 11.7 8.2 10.2 3.6 1.3 100
30-34 496 14.9 12.3 16.5 19.8 10.1 10.7 11.1 3.8 0.8 100
35+ 287 10.1 15.0 13.9 21.6 10.5 10.5 15.0 2.4 1.0 100
Parity
Primiparous 700 13.9 19.0 17.7 22.3 10.4 6.4 6.4 2.9 1.0 100
Multiparous 1,130 14.2 14.3 14.6 16.9 12.0 9.9 13.6 3.3 1.2 100
Education
HS or less 300 17.0 19.0 17.7 15.0 9.0 7.3 9.0 4.7 1.3 100
Some college 683 13.0 15.7 17.3 19.5 13.2 8.3 9.2 3.4 0.4 100
College graduate 757 13.1 15.3 14.3 19.4 10.4 10.0 13.1 2.8 1.6 100
Income (% of poverty)
< 185% 678 16.2 15.6 15.2 17.4 12.4 7.7 10.3 4.3 0.9 100
185- < 350% 697 13.1 15.8 17.6 18.1 11.2 9.0 11.3 2.9 1.0 100
>=350% 509 13.0 17.1 14.1 22.4 10.0 9.4 10.4 2.0 1.6 100
WIC Participant
No 1406 13.2 16.6 15.4 19.0 11.0 9.5 11.6 2.7 1.1 100
Yes 476 17.0 14.5 17.2 19.1 12.4 6.1 8.2 4.2 1.3 100
Race
White 1,538 14.2 16.6 15.9 19.2 11.1 9.0 10.3 2.6 1.0 100
Black 86 12.8 9.3 12.8 25.6 9.3 9.3 12.8 5.8 2.3 100
Hispanic 115 16.5 14.8 20.9 10.4 15.7 7.0 9.6 3.5 1.7 100
Region
Northeast 318 12.9 14.5 15.1 20.1 11.6 9.4 11.9 3.1 1.3 100
Midwest 574 15.0 16.0 16.6 17.8 10.6 8.5 12.0 2.4 1.0 100
South 603 14.4 14.6 15.4 20.4 11.6 8.0 10.3 4.0 1.3 100
West 389 13.6 19.8 15.9 17.7 11.6 9.3 8.5 2.8 0.8 100

1Table is based on variables: N22