TABLE 3.

Mediation of Differences in Breastfeeding Initiation, Postnatal Intent, and Duration Between White and Black Mothers

Variable	β	95% Confidence Interval
Breastfeeding initiation
Path C
Black	−0.81	−1.15 to 0.46
Path A
Poor	1.14	0.71 to 1.57
College	−1.64	−2.15 to −1.14
Married	−1.52	−1.94 to −1.10
Path B and Path C′
Poor	−0.44	−0.71 to −0.17
College	1.64	1.00 to 2.28
Married	0.99	0.56 to 1.41
Black	0.26	−0.17 to 0.69
Breastfeeding postnatal intent
Path C
Black	−1.02	−1.35 to −0.68
Path A
Poor	1.14	0.71 to 1.57
College	−1.64	−2.15 to −1.14
Married	−1.52	−1.94 to −1.10
Path B and Path C′
Poor	−0.56	−0.83 to −0.29
College	1.73	1.09 to 2.37
Married	1.02	0.61 to 1.44
Black	0.13	−0.29 to 0.55
Breastfeeding duration
Path C
Black	−10.31	−12.04 to −8.58
Path A
College	−0.29	−0.35 to −0.23
Married	−0.24	−0.30 to −0.19
Hospital formula	−0.08	−0.03 to −0.12
Path B and Path C′
College	6.54	4.26 to 8.81
Married	4.34	2.52 to 6.17
Hospital formula	−9.79	−11.43 to −8.16
Black	−1.51	−3.36 to 0.34

In these models, white mothers were coded as 0, and black mothers were coded as 1.