>Heather writes:
>"A colleague has sent this:
>
>http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/pdf/2014breastfeedingreportcard.pdf
>
>How robust is the collection of the data?
>
>I ask, because the exclusive breastfeeding figures seem very high indeed."
>
>I'm wondering this too. It seems high for my area. 38% exclusively 
>breastfeeding at 6 months? Maybe, but I'm not seeing it. However, it 
>could just be that other areas in my state are higher and maybe it's 
>accurate.


Thanks, Tricia. I'd be very, very suspicious .

People working on the ground will know how accurate the figures 
'feel'. 38 per cent exclusive breastfeeding at 6 months is phenomenal 
- ***18 times***  better than Norway where it is 2.1 per cent 
(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20576199).   Come on.......! :) 
No formula, no solids......really?

Sorry - I know you guys in the US are working very hard to boost your 
stats, but do these figures feel right to you?

I think this is a very serious issue. Data collection is the only way 
of knowing how well we are doing, and if it is not accurate, yet 
presented as a wonderful achievement, then research suffers and 
ultimately, mothers andf babies suffer

Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc, tutor, UK
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