Chapter 2. Neonatal Survey

Table 2.7. Percent of mothers who had each medication during labor or delivery by selected demographics^1,2 Infant Feeding Practices Study II
	N	General anesthesia	Spinal or epidural	Demerol or stadol	Nitrous oxide	Local block	Other pain medication	No pain medication
ALL	3,025	1.8	75.9	13.4	1.7	0.8	12.7	15.0
Age
18-24	703	2.6	77.2	16.6	2.4	0.6	17.2	11.8
25-29	1,017	1.7	74.0	15.1	1.4	0.7	12.6	15.9
30-34	831	1.6	76.3	11.0	1.4	1.4	11.8	14.9
35+	469	1.1	77.6	8.5	1.5	0.4	8.1	17.9
Parity
Primiparous	861	3.3	83.5	17.0	1.6	0.7	17.5	8.4
Multiparous	2,084	1.2	72.6	11.7	1.6	0.9	10.6	17.9
Education
HS or less	583	1.9	74.3	17.0	1.7	1.2	15.8	13.7
Some college	1,117	1.8	74.4	14.3	2.0	0.6	12.4	16.4
College graduate	1,075	1.3	78.2	10.2	1.0	0.8	10.7	15.3
Income (% of poverty)
< 185%	1,269	2.2	71.6	15.8	2.2	0.9	13.9	16.7
185- < 350%	1,083	1.6	76.9	12.2	1.4	0.8	11.4	15.1
>=350%	673	1.2	82.5	10.7	1.0	0.7	12.6	11.7
WIC Participant
No	2,110	1.6	76.6	12.1	1.4	0.9	11.0	15.5
Yes	910	2.1	74.4	16.4	2.3	0.8	16.8	13.7
Race
White	2,480	1.5	76.3	13.4	1.0	0.9	12.9	15.0
Black	143	5.6	76.9	14.0	8.4	0.7	12.6	13.3
Hispanic	183	1.6	73.2	14.2	4.4	0.0	13.1	16.9
Region
Northeast	524	1.9	73.9	10.3	1.3	1.0	9.4	17.4
Midwest	905	1.7	73.1	13.9	1.0	0.7	14.9	15.2
South	986	1.8	81.2	15.6	2.2	0.8	11.6	11.6
West	610	1.6	73.3	11.5	2.0	1.0	14.3	18.4
¹Table is based on variables: N8A-G ²Row percentages do not add up to 100% because mothers could choose all that apply