Chapter 8. Sleeping Arrangement

Table 8.3. Percent of mothers laying their baby down most often for sleeping at night in each position by infant age or survey month1

Infant Feeding Practices Study II

  Infant age Survey month
  2 weeks 1 month 2 month 3 6 9 12
Side 16.4 15.5 12.8 12.2 13.1 16.4 15.7
Stomach 4.8 7.6 11.6 13.7 16.2 17.9 18.4
Back 78.8 76.9 75.6 74.0 70.7 65.7 65.9
Total (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
N 2,310 2,303 2,299 2,307 2,088 1,923 1,782

1Table is based on variables: M3H1C2W, M3H1C1M, M3H1C2M, M3H1CNW, M6H3, M9H3, MWH3