Chapter 3. Infant Feeding |
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Table 3.74. Percent of mothers who stored their milk in the refrigerator for each number of days in the past two weeks by infant age1, among mothers who pumped milk at each age Infant Feeding Practices Study II |
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| Number of days that breast milk was stored in the refrigerator |
Month 2 | Month 5 | Month 7 |
| 1 day or less | 37.4 | 38.1 | 36.6 |
| 2 to 3 days | 34.5 | 40.0 | 39.0 |
| 4 to 5 days | 7.8 | 8.7 | 8.3 |
| 6 to 8 days | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.6 |
| More than 8 days | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Don't store milk in a refrigerator | 16.6 | 10.9 | 13.4 |
| Total (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Total (N) | 1,125 | 700 | 456 |
1Table is based on variables: M2D38, M5D38, M7D38 |
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