Chapter 6. Sources of Information |
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Table 6.2. Percent of mothers who obtained information about herbal or botanical preparations from each source in the past few years regardless of whether or not they gave their baby these products by infant age1,2 Infant Feeding Practices Study II |
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| Month 3 | Month 10 | |
| A sales person at a store | 3.7 | 8.2 |
| Product labels or advertisements | 12.3 | 24.3 |
| Doctor or physician assistant | 8.3 | 19.1 |
| Nurse, nurse midwife, or nurse practitioner | 6.1 | 10.1 |
| An alternative medicine practitioner, herbalist or chiropractor | 4.2 | 10.6 |
| Pharmacist | 2.1 | 5.6 |
| Nutritionist or dietitian | 1.7 | 3.8 |
| Lactation consultant | 4.3 | 6.6 |
| Relative or friend | 20.8 | 46.6 |
| Birthing, baby care, or breastfeeding class | 2.3 | 3.9 |
| Pregnancy or breastfeeding support group | 2.6 | 3.9 |
| Books or videos | 6.4 | 13.8 |
| Newsletters | 2.1 | 6.6 |
| Newspapers or magazines | 13.6 | 28.0 |
| A web site | 15.5 | 26.0 |
| N | 2,387 | 880 |
1Table is based on variables: M3A25A-O, MXA35A-O |
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