Table 1.
Provider characteristics (total sample size =71)
| N (%) | |
|---|---|
| Gender (n=43) | |
| Female | 41 (95.3) |
| Specialty (n=47) | |
| Obstetrician/gynecologist | 7 (14.9) |
| Pediatrician | 5 (10.6) |
| Lactation consultant | 12 (25.5) |
| Doula | 7 (14.9) |
| Breastfeeding counselor | 2 (4.3) |
| Certified nurse-midwife | 7 (14.9) |
| Labor and delivery nurse | 1 (2.1) |
| Obstetrics registered nurse | 1 (2.1) |
| La Leche League leadera | 1 (2.1) |
| Did not specify | 4 (8.5) |
| Years in practice (n=37) | |
| <5 | 17 (45.9) |
| 5–15 | 14 (37.8) |
| 16–25 | 5 (13.5) |
| >25 | 1 (2.7) |
| Race (n=43) | |
| Black or African-American | 4 (9.3) |
| White | 36 (83.7) |
| Mixed | 1 (2.3) |
| Multiracial: Caucasian | 1 (2.3) |
| Asian | 1 (2.3) |
| Ethnicity (n=44) | |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 43 (97.7) |
Note:
a
La Leche League is a nonprofit organization that distributes information on, and promotes, breastfeeding.