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Did any of these things prevent you from breast-feeding or stop you after you had started?
Check all that apply.
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Percent |
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I am still breast-feeding |
53.6% |
| I didn't want to breast-feed |
7.2% |
| I was planning to go to work or school |
17.3% |
| I tried, but my baby didn't breast-feed very well |
18.1% |
| My baby was not with me |
2.0% |
| I think it's better for my baby to be bottle fed |
3.9% |
| I was taking medicine |
4.1% |
| I felt it was the right time to stop |
6.7% |
| My doctor told me not to breast-feed |
2.7% |
| Other |
17.7% |
(n = 1,622)
Denominator is respondents whose new baby is alive and living with them now and who chose the responses above. |
- All results are weighted.
- These results are for surveys that were mailed to mothers from November 1998 through October 1999. Child's dates of birth were from 8/1/98 through 8/9/99.
- The number of respondents (n) is the number of women who chose the responses above.
- Percents may not add to 100.0 due to rounding.
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