Chapter 2. Neonatal Survey

Table 2.28. Percent of babies brought to their mother for feeding during the night while they were in the hospital or birth center by selected demographics1, among breastfed babies who did not stay with their mother all the time

Infant Feeding Practices Study II

  N Yes No Total (%)
ALL 1,094 81.0 19.0 100
Age
18-24 199 75.9 24.1 100
25-29 376 81.6 18.4 100
30-34 316 82.3 17.7 100
35+ 200 83.0 17.0 100
Parity
Primiparous 328 80.8 19.2 100
Multiparous 738 81.4 18.6 100
Education
HS or less 161 74.5 25.5 100
Some college 376 79.8 20.2 100
College graduate 490 84.9 15.1 100
Income (% of poverty)
< 185% 361 77.0 23.0 100
185- < 350% 423 79.9 20.1 100
>=350% 310 87.1 12.9 100
WIC Participant
No 849 83.6 16.4 100
Yes 243 72.0 28.0 100
Race
White 913 83.6 16.4 100
Black 46 63.0 37.0 100
Hispanic 53 71.7 28.3 100
Region
Northeast 233 79.8 20.2 100
Midwest 370 85.1 14.9 100
South 340 79.4 20.6 100
West 151 76.2 23.8 100

1Table is based on variables: N26