The USA stats finally arrived today on my FAX


                                  ROSS LABS April-Sept. 1995

Current in-hosp.   1 wk.   1st month   2nd mo  3rd mon  4th mon  5th mon  6th
mon

total- BF & Supp-

     70.4                68.2        61.1          53.7       45.1       37.3
      31.9        28.1


BF only-

     59.6                 57.8       48.6          38.9       29.5       22.0
      18.1        16.4


BF & Supp-

     10.8                 10.8       12.5          14.7       15.6       15.3
      13.8         11.5

# of infants

    61,883            61,641     61,693      61,682    61,598    61,360
  61,126    54,442

Well, it still looks pretty good.  It is the highest initiation rate
in-hospital throughout 70's-90's.  The total BF (BF & Supp)  at 6 months is
also the highest, but exclusive BF was higher in 1984--16.4%.

Still a long way to 2000 goal, but at least we are moving forward, one step
at a time.

Pat Bull, RN, IBCLC/The Breastfeeding Connection
Naperville, IL  60540
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