Chapter 6. Sources of Information

Table 6.1. Percent of mothers who obtained information about feeding babies from each of the following sources for this baby or a previous one by infant age1,2

Infant Feeding Practices Study II

  Month 4 Month 10
Doctor, nurse, or other health professional 81.9 76.0
WIC food program 33.4 30.6
Baby care class or support group 22.1 18.6
Relative or friend 65.9 64.1
Books or videos 49.3 46.0
Newsletters 25.9 24.7
Newspapers or magazines 45.9 44.2
Television or radio 11.7 12.0
The web site www.4woman.gov 0.8 0.7
The web site www.womenshealth.gov 0.8 0.7
Other web site 30.6 30.0
N 2,232 1,803

1Table is based on variables: M4A8A-K, MXA8A-K
2
Column percentages do not add up to 100% because mothers could choose all that apply