Table 2.

Planned and actual feeding practices and return to work (quantitative data)

N = 18	Plans during pregnancy (Pre-delivery interview)	Practice after delivery (post-delivery interview)	Practice after return to work (return to work interview)
Infant feeding practices
Initiated breastfeeding	–	16	–
Exclusive Breastfeeding	12	10	2
Formula milk only	4	4	8
Mixed-breastfeeding (breast and formula)	2	4	8
Return to work (age of baby)
Less than 1 month	–	4a	1
1–2 months	10	–	9
3–4 months	6	–	3
5–6 months	2	–	4
Above 6 months	–	–	1

^aincludes three mothers who had not returned to previous work but did some paid work within2 weeks after delivery of baby