Chapter 3. Infant Feeding |
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Table 3.57. Percent of mothers who learned how to use the breast pump they used most often in each way by infant age1,2, among mothers who used a pump at each age Infant Feeding Practices Study II |
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| How mothers learned to use their main breast pump | Months 0-2 | Months 3-5 | Months 6-7 |
| I read the printed directions that came with the pump | 71.9 | 74.8 | 75.4 |
| I got instructions for the pump from the internet | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| I watched a video about how to use the pump | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| A lactation consultant, WIC staff, nurse, or doctor showed me how to use it | 19.3 | 18.6 | 16.1 |
| A friend, relative, sales clerk, or other person showed me how to use it | 12.3 | 10.8 | 12.8 |
| I figured it out without directions or being shown how | 15.8 | 16.8 | 18.0 |
| N | 1,732 | 937 | 577 |
1Table is based on
variables: M2D21A-F, M5D20A-F, M7D20A-F |
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