Chapter 2. Neonatal Survey

Table 2.7. Percent of mothers who had each medication during labor or delivery by selected demographics1,2

Infant Feeding Practices Study II

  N General
anesthesia
Spinal or
epidural
Demerol
or stadol
Nitrous
oxide
Local
block
Other pain
medication
No pain
medication
ALL 3,025 1.8 75.9 13.4 1.7 0.8 12.7 15.0
Age
18-24 703 2.6 77.2 16.6 2.4 0.6 17.2 11.8
25-29 1,017 1.7 74.0 15.1 1.4 0.7 12.6 15.9
30-34 831 1.6 76.3 11.0 1.4 1.4 11.8 14.9
35+ 469 1.1 77.6 8.5 1.5 0.4 8.1 17.9
Parity
Primiparous 861 3.3 83.5 17.0 1.6 0.7 17.5 8.4
Multiparous 2,084 1.2 72.6 11.7 1.6 0.9 10.6 17.9
Education
HS or less 583 1.9 74.3 17.0 1.7 1.2 15.8 13.7
Some college 1,117 1.8 74.4 14.3 2.0 0.6 12.4 16.4
College graduate 1,075 1.3 78.2 10.2 1.0 0.8 10.7 15.3
Income (% of poverty)
< 185% 1,269 2.2 71.6 15.8 2.2 0.9 13.9 16.7
185- < 350% 1,083 1.6 76.9 12.2 1.4 0.8 11.4 15.1
>=350% 673 1.2 82.5 10.7 1.0 0.7 12.6 11.7
WIC Participant
No 2,110 1.6 76.6 12.1 1.4 0.9 11.0 15.5
Yes 910 2.1 74.4 16.4 2.3 0.8 16.8 13.7
Race
White 2,480 1.5 76.3 13.4 1.0 0.9 12.9 15.0
Black 143 5.6 76.9 14.0 8.4 0.7 12.6 13.3
Hispanic 183 1.6 73.2 14.2 4.4 0.0 13.1 16.9
Region
Northeast 524 1.9 73.9 10.3 1.3 1.0 9.4 17.4
Midwest 905 1.7 73.1 13.9 1.0 0.7 14.9 15.2
South 986 1.8 81.2 15.6 2.2 0.8 11.6 11.6
West 610 1.6 73.3 11.5 2.0 1.0 14.3 18.4

1Table is based on variables: N8A-G

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