Chapter 1. Prenatal Survey

Table 1.45. Percent of pregnant women who have obtained information from each source about their diet or about feeding babies for the current pregnancy1, 2

Infant Feeding Practices Study II

  N Information about
women's diet while pregnant
Information about
feeding babies
No information
from this source
Doctor, nurse, or other health professional 4,850 81.3 56.6 11.4
WIC food program 4,769 37.9 35.4 55.4
Relative or friend 4,782 52.5 61.5 26.5
Books or videos 4,782 61.8 60.0 27.9
Newspaper or magazine 4,782 55.4 57.3 33.3
Television or radio 4,733 20.3 24.3 70.4
The web site, www.4woman.gov 4,697 2.3 2.1 96.7
The web site, www.breastfeeding.com 4,703 2.5 5.7 93.5
Other government web site 4,687 2.9 3.1 95.6
Other non-government web site 4,707 27.2 28.2 67.7

1Table is based on variables: P47A1-3, P47B1-3, P47C1-3, P47D1-3, P47E1-3, P47F1-3, P47G1-3, P47H1-3, P47I1-3, P47J1-3

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