Chapter 2. Neonatal Survey

Table 2.52. Percent of babies whose jaundice was treated by each method by selected demographics1,2, among babies who had jaundice

Infant Feeding Practices Study II
  N Mother fed formula
in addition to
breastfeeding for a while		 Mother stopped
breastfeeding
for a while		 Mother stopped
breastfeeding and didn't
begin it again		 Baby was placed
under a lamp		 Baby received an
exchange transfusion		 Baby received
some other treatment		 No treatment
was given
ALL 1,212 16.7 1.7 2.0 20.3 0.1 7.3 63.0
Age
18-24 257 14.8 3.1 2.7 20.6 0.0 7.4 61.1
25-29 430 18.4 1.4 1.2 19.8 0.0 7.9 62.8
30-34 322 16.1 0.9 2.5 19.6 0.3 6.8 64.9
35+ 203 16.3 2.0 2.0 22.2 0.0 6.9 63.1
Parity
Primiparous 351 20.2 1.4 3.1 23.6 0.3 8.3 56.7
Multiparous 833 14.5 1.9 1.6 18.5 0.0 6.8 66.5
Education
HS or less 223 12.1 2.2 3.6 20.2 0.4 8.5 65.0
Some college 460 15.0 1.1 2.0 18.0 0.0 8.7 63.0
College graduate 444 20.3 1.8 0.9 20.5 0.0 5.2 64.9
Income (% of poverty)
< 185% 481 16.0 2.1 2.1 19.5 0.2 8.5 62.2
185- < 350% 456 15.1 1.3 1.8 20.0 0.0 7.5 64.7
>=350% 275 20.4 1.8 2.2 22.2 0.0 5.1 61.8
WIC Participant
No 870 16.7 1.7 2.0 19.8 0.0 6.7 64.3
Yes 338 16.6 1.8 2.1 21.6 0.3 9.2 59.8
Race
White 1,030 14.8 1.8 1.8 19.2 0.0 7.2 65.3
Black 29 24.1 0.0 10.3 37.9 3.4 6.9 31.0
Hispanic 57 33.3 1.8 1.8 15.8 0.0 14.0 54.4
Region
Northeast 195 15.4 1.0 2.1 21.0 0.0 5.1 65.1
Midwest 367 15.0 2.2 2.2 21.5 0.0 5.7 64.0
South 391 17.4 2.0 2.3 20.2 0.3 8.7 61.1
West 259 18.9 1.2 1.2 18.1 0.0 9.3 62.9

1Table is based on variables: N68A-G

2Row percentages do not add up to 100% because mothers could choose all that apply