Chapter 1. Prenatal Survey

Table 1.1. Percent of pregnant women receiving prenatal care from each type of health care professional (HCP) by selected demographics1

Infant Feeding Practices Study II

  N Obstetrician Other
physician
Midwife Other HCP No prenatal
care from a HCP
ALL 4,889 82.2 10.2 11.9 1.7 0.6
Age
18-24 1,370 76.9 13.0 13.9 2.8 0.9
25-29 1,579 82.1 9.7 12.3 1.5 0.4
30-34 1,216 85.4 8.1 10.8 1.3 0.4
35+ 712 87.1 9.0 9.1 1.0 0.3
Parity
Primiparous 1,516 82.2 10.2 12.2 2.0 0.5
Multiparous 3,196 82.5 9.9 11.7 1.5 0.6
Education
HS or less 1,052 76.7 14.1 13.5 2.0 1.0
Some college 1,754 82.2 10.2 12.5 1.7 0.6
College graduate 1,464 87.4 6.1 11.3 1.2 0.1
Income (% of poverty)
< 185% 2,195 77.1 13.6 13.6 2.2 0.8
185- < 350% 1,684 84.6 8.6 11.3 1.7 0.4
>=350% 1,010 89.3 5.3 9.1 0.8 0.3
WIC Participant
No 3,248 84.4 8.3 11.1 1.3 0.5
Yes 1,632 77.9 13.9 13.5 2.6 0.6
Race
White 3,856 82.4 10.0 12.1 1.6 0.4
Black 298 79.2 13.1 10.7 4.0 2.0
Hispanic 334 82.3 9.9 9.9 1.2 1.5
Region
Northeast 823 86.6 6.7 14.9 2.3 0.1
Midwest 1,409 79.4 14.9 9.5 1.2 0.3
South 1,696 85.9 6.5 11.3 1.8 0.7
West 961 76.0 12.6 13.7 1.9 1.0

1Table is based on variables: P3A-E

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