Chapter 1. Prenatal Survey |
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Table 1.45. Percent of pregnant women who have obtained information from each source about their diet or about feeding babies for the current pregnancy1, 2 Infant Feeding Practices Study II |
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| N | Information about women's diet while pregnant |
Information about feeding babies |
No information from this source |
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| Doctor, nurse, or other health professional | 4,850 | 81.3 | 56.6 | 11.4 |
| WIC food program | 4,769 | 37.9 | 35.4 | 55.4 |
| Relative or friend | 4,782 | 52.5 | 61.5 | 26.5 |
| Books or videos | 4,782 | 61.8 | 60.0 | 27.9 |
| Newspaper or magazine | 4,782 | 55.4 | 57.3 | 33.3 |
| Television or radio | 4,733 | 20.3 | 24.3 | 70.4 |
| The web site, www.4woman.gov | 4,697 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 96.7 |
| The web site, www.breastfeeding.com | 4,703 | 2.5 | 5.7 | 93.5 |
| Other government web site | 4,687 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 95.6 |
| Other non-government web site | 4,707 | 27.2 | 28.2 | 67.7 |
1Table is based on variables: P47A1-3, P47B1-3, P47C1-3, P47D1-3, P47E1-3, P47F1-3, P47G1-3, P47H1-3, P47I1-3, P47J1-3 2Percentages do not add up to 100% because women could choose all that apply |
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