Chapter 3. Infant Feeding

Table 3.61. Percent of mothers hurt by a breast pump in each way by infant age,1,2
among mothers who were hurt by a pump at each age

Infant Feeding Practices Study II

  Months 0-2 Months 3-5 Months 6-7
Nipple injury from the pump 13.2 13.9 18.2
Sore nipples from the pump 82.9 87.5 68.2
Infection from a pump injury 1.8 2.8 0.0
Pressure bruise 21.9 22.2 31.8
Other 9.2 2.8 9.1
N 228 72 22

1Table is based on variables: M2D25A-E, M5D24A-E, M7D24A-E
2Column percentages do not add up to 100% because mothers could choose all that apply