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Date: | Fri, 27 Feb 1998 08:41:33 -0500 |
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Anne: I don't have the latest US figures handy, but it is true that
stay-at-home mothers don't have higher breastfeeding rates, at least not
initiation rates. In fact, mothers who work part-time have higher
initiation rates than stay-at-home moms. I recall, though, that
stay-at-home moms and part-time working moms had longer durations of
breastfeeding than full-time working moms. I believe that part of this
relates to the demographics, as women who can arrange for more flexible
work hours are likely to be in the higher socio-economic groups, therefore
more likely to breastfeed anyway. Hope this helps. Alicia Dermer, MD,
IBCLC.
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