In a message dated 10/22/98 6:52:13 PM Central Daylight Time,
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<< Four million babies are born in the U.S. each year, and roughly half
of them are breastfed" >>
According to Ross labs, the 1997 stats are 62.4% of all mothers in the US
initiate bf. That doesn't mean half of them are breastfed, but half of them
(slightly more) at least put the baby to breast at least once.
Jan B.