Chapter 2. Neonatal Survey

Table 2.4. Percent of mothers who had each type of health care professional (hcp) as their birth attendant by selected demographics¹ Infant Feeding Practices Study II
	N	Obstetrician	Other physican	Midwife	Other health care provider	No health professional was present	Total (%)
ALL	3,028	79.6	8.2	10.6	1.1	0.5	100
Age
18-24	700	75.3	10.9	12.1	1.4	0.3	100
25-29	1,018	79.0	7.9	12.0	0.6	0.6	100
30-34	834	79.4	8.5	9.8	1.8	0.5	100
35+	471	87.9	4.2	6.6	0.6	0.6	100
Parity
Primiparous	858	79.4	7.9	11.4	0.8	0.5	100
Multiparous	2,090	80.0	8.3	10.0	1.1	0.5	100
Education
HS or less	581	74.2	12.6	11.7	1.2	0.3	100
Some college	1,120	79.5	7.9	10.6	1.4	0.6	100
College graduate	1,078	83.5	5.2	10.3	0.6	0.4	100
Income (% of poverty)
< 185%	1,269	75.7	10.6	11.6	1.5	0.7	100
185- < 350%	1,086	80.9	7.5	10.1	1.0	0.5	100
>=350%	673	85.0	4.9	9.4	0.6	0.1	100
WIC Participant
No	2,114	81.2	7.0	10.3	1.1	0.4	100
Yes	909	75.8	10.9	11.3	1.2	0.8	100
Race
White	2,483	79.8	8.1	10.8	1.0	0.4	100
Black	143	78.3	11.2	7.0	3.5	0.0	100
Hispanic	183	79.8	7.7	10.4	1.6	0.5	100
Region
Northeast	523	83.6	2.5	12.6	0.8	0.6	100
Midwest	908	77.9	12.6	8.4	1.0	0.2	100
South	989	83.5	5.3	9.5	1.4	0.3	100
West	608	72.5	11.3	13.8	1.2	1.2	100
¹Table is based on variables: N5