Chapter 7. Employment and Day Care |
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Table 7.8. Percent of mothers who arranged each kind of baby care while they worked by infant age1,2, among mothers who worked during the past 4 weeks Infant Feeding Practices Study II |
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| Month 3 | Month 6 | Month 9 | Month 12 | |
| Baby is cared by a family member | 56.7 | 56.4 | 54.5 | 53.6 |
| Baby is cared by someone not in the family | 32.1 | 36.0 | 40.0 | 41.7 |
| Mom keeps baby with her while she works at home | 17.8 | 14.3 | 14.5 | 12.8 |
| Mom keeps baby with her while she works outside her home | 10.3 | 9.4 | 8.0 | 5.3 |
| N | 939 | 978 | 961 | 923 |
1Table is based on variables: M3H11A-D, M6H17A-D, M9H18A-D, MWH17A-D 2Column percentages do not add up to 100% because mothers could choose all that apply |
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