Chapter 3. Infant Feeding

Table 3.54. Percent of mothers who used each type of pump most often by infant age1, among mothers who used a pump at each age

Infant Feeding Practices Study II

The most frequently used pump Months 0-2 Months 3-5 Months 6-7
Electric breast pump 51.9 56.4 59.2
Combination electric and battery operated pump 14.4 15.5 13.5
Battery operated pump 1.7 0.6 0.2
Manual pump 32.0 27.5 27.1
Total(%) 100 100 100
Total(N) 1,739 938 579

1Table is based on variables: M2D18, M5D17, M7D17