Chapter 3. Infant Feeding

Table 3.60. Percent of mothers hurt by each type of breast pump by infant age,1,2
among mothers who were hurt by a pump at each age

Infant Feeding Practices Study II

  Months 0-2 Months 3-5 Months 6-7
Electric breast pump 54.1 47.9 68.0
Combination electric and battery operated pump 18.5 21.9 4.0
Battery operated pump 3.4 5.5 4.0
Manual pump 31.3 31.5 24.0
N 233 73 25

1Table is based on variables: M2D24A-D, M5D23A-D, M7D23A-D
2Column percentages do not add up to 100% because mothers could choose all that apply