Breast-feeding rates still on the rise in the U.S. (Large Survey).
Publication: OB GYN News
Publication Date: 01-FEB-03
Author: McNamara, Damian
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U.S. breast-feeding rates continue to increase, according to data from a large national survey conducted in 2001.
In-hospital breast-feeding grew about 2% per year--and more than 3% in some groups--compared with 1996 rates. The largest increases in initiation of breastfeeding were in women who were black, under 20 years...
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