Chapter 1. Prenatal Survey

Table 1.10. Percent of pregnant women giving each reason for eating less of selected foods1, 2, among those who ate less of these foods after learning they were pregnant

Infant Feeding Practices Study II

  N Upsets her stomach
or make her sick
May harm her baby To prevent a food
allergy in her baby
Other reasons
Milk or other diary foods 103 78.6 1.9 1.9 21.4
Eggs 440 70.2 3.4 3.4 25.5
Canned tuna 1,246 16.5 74.5 1.3 11.1
Swordfish, shark, tile fish or king mackerel 598 9.7 86.8 1.8 4.2
Any other type of fish 859 15.3 75.8 1.9 10.4
Shellfish 810 14.1 75.6 3.8 11.7
Luncheon meats 1,168 16.5 65.0 1.0 19.5
Nuts, peanuts, or peanut butter 297 30.6 16.5 28.3 27.6
Alcoholic drinks 1,793 1.4 99.0 0.4 1.3
Vitamin or mineral supplements 50 36.0 44.0 4.0 20.0
Any herbal or botanical supplement 421 2.4 90.3 0.7 8.8

1Table is based on variables: P15A1-4, P15B1-4, P15C1-4, P15D1-4, P15E1-4, P15F1-4, P15G1-4, P15H1-4, P15I1-4, P15J1-4, P15K1-4

2Row percentages do not add up to 100% because women could choose all that apply