Chapter 1. Prenatal Survey

Table 1.2. Percent of pregnant women who went for their first prenatal visit at each gestational age to receive care from a health care professional (HCP) by selected demographics1

Infant Feeding Practices Study II

  N <=4 weeks 5 to 8
weeks
9 to 12
weeks
13 to 18
weeks
19 to 24
weeks
>= 25
weeks
No care
from a HCP
Total (%)
ALL 4,875 13.3 51.9 23.0 5.5 1.8 4.1 0.6 100
Age
18-24 1,373 12.6 46.2 24.0 8.7 2.6 5.0 0.9 100
25-29 1,575 12.1 53.7 22.9 5.0 1.3 4.6 0.4 100
30-34 1,211 13.7 53.8 24.7 3.5 1.3 2.6 0.4 100
35+ 705 16.3 55.5 18.6 3.7 2.1 3.5 0.3 100
Parity
Primiparous 1,515 13.5 53.5 22.2 5.4 1.2 3.8 0.5 100
Multiparous 3,180 13.1 51.2 23.5 5.4 2.1 4.2 0.6 100
Education
HS or less 1,054 14.1 47.4 22.2 7.5 2.8 5.0 0.9 100
Some college 1,750 12.0 52.9 22.9 5.5 2.1 4.1 0.6 100
College graduate 1,456 11.8 55.9 25.6 3.0 0.8 2.7 0.1 100
Income (% of poverty)
< 185% 2,193 13.5 46.9 23.5 7.6 2.8 4.9 0.8 100
185- < 350% 1,676 12.4 52.7 25.2 4.7 1.2 3.5 0.4 100
>=350% 1,006 14.2 61.3 18.2 2.1 0.5 3.4 0.3 100
WIC Participant
No 3,235 12.8 54.3 22.8 4.6 1.5 3.5 0.5 100
Yes 1,631 14.3 46.9 23.4 7.1 2.3 5.3 0.6 100
Race
White 3,847 12.5 53.2 23.5 5.2 1.6 3.7 0.4 100
Black 296 14.5 49.3 19.3 7.4 2.4 5.1 2.0 100
Hispanic 335 17.0 47.8 21.2 5.4 2.1 5.1 1.5 100
Region
Northeast 821 16.3 55.1 20.1 3.2 1.0 4.3 0.1 100
Midwest 1,405 11.5 52.3 25.8 5.2 1.1 3.8 0.3 100
South 1,697 14.0 51.6 21.0 5.7 2.7 4.2 0.7 100
West 952 11.9 48.9 24.7 7.4 1.9 4.2 1.1 100

1Table is based on variables: P3E, P4