Chapter 7. Employment and Day Care

Table 7.17. Percent of mothers indicating each level of breastfeeding support from their child care provider by infant age1, among babies who were cared for by someone other than their mother during these periods

Infant Feeding Practices Study II

  Month 3 Month 6 Month 9 Month 12
Not at all supportive 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.0
Not too supportive 0.9 1.8 1.3 1.4
Somewhat supportive 7.4 8.7 7.5 7.2
Very supportive 67.7 64.3 65.3 65.7
Don't know 23.0 24.0 24.7 24.8
Total (%) 100 100 100 100
N 812 849 835 795

1Table is based on variables: M3H21, M6H27, M9H28, MWH27