Chapter 2. Neonatal Survey

Table 2.4. Percent of mothers who had each type of health care professional (hcp) as their birth attendant by selected demographics1

Infant Feeding Practices Study II

  N Obstetrician Other
physican
Midwife Other health
care provider
No health professional
was present
Total (%)
ALL 3,028 79.6 8.2 10.6 1.1 0.5 100
Age
18-24 700 75.3 10.9 12.1 1.4 0.3 100
25-29 1,018 79.0 7.9 12.0 0.6 0.6 100
30-34 834 79.4 8.5 9.8 1.8 0.5 100
35+ 471 87.9 4.2 6.6 0.6 0.6 100
Parity
Primiparous 858 79.4 7.9 11.4 0.8 0.5 100
Multiparous 2,090 80.0 8.3 10.0 1.1 0.5 100
Education
HS or less 581 74.2 12.6 11.7 1.2 0.3 100
Some college 1,120 79.5 7.9 10.6 1.4 0.6 100
College graduate 1,078 83.5 5.2 10.3 0.6 0.4 100
Income (% of poverty)
< 185% 1,269 75.7 10.6 11.6 1.5 0.7 100
185- < 350% 1,086 80.9 7.5 10.1 1.0 0.5 100
>=350% 673 85.0 4.9 9.4 0.6 0.1 100
WIC Participant
No 2,114 81.2 7.0 10.3 1.1 0.4 100
Yes 909 75.8 10.9 11.3 1.2 0.8 100
Race
White 2,483 79.8 8.1 10.8 1.0 0.4 100
Black 143 78.3 11.2 7.0 3.5 0.0 100
Hispanic 183 79.8 7.7 10.4 1.6 0.5 100
Region
Northeast 523 83.6 2.5 12.6 0.8 0.6 100
Midwest 908 77.9 12.6 8.4 1.0 0.2 100
South 989 83.5 5.3 9.5 1.4 0.3 100
West 608 72.5 11.3 13.8 1.2 1.2 100

1Table is based on variables: N5